Is NONADHESIVE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONADHESIVE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONADHESIVE mean?
- adjective
not tending to adhere
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + D (2) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + V (4) + E (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NONADHESIVE
NONADHESIVE has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NONADHESIVE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evanished16
- adhesive15
- vanished15
- havened14
- sheaved14
- evanish13
- heavens13
- heavies13
- vahines13
- dovish13
- heaved13
- shaved13
- shived13
- shoved13
- adhesion12
- devonian12
- nosedive12
- havens12
- heaven12
- heaves12
- heveas12
- shaven12
- shavie12
- sheave12
- vahine12
- vanish12
- hived12
- advisee11
- dasheen11
- deveins11
- donnish11
- endives11
- hennaed11
- hoidens11
- invades11
- naevoid11
- shinned11
- haven11
- haves11
- heave11
- hevea11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- shove11
- adenosine10
- evasion10
- novenae10
- novenas10
- venines10
- venison10
- advise10
- avoids10
- danish10
- davens10
- davies10
- deaves10
- devein10
- devise10
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