Is NONCHALANTLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONCHALANTLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONCHALANTLY mean?
- adverb
in a composed and unconcerned manner
“without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher”
- adverb
in an unconcerned manner
“glanced casually at the headlines”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 NONCHALANTLY
NONCHALANTLY 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 NONCHALANTLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anthocyan17
- nonchalant15
- halcyon15
- tachyon15
- chally14
- chanty14
- notchy14
- loathly13
- tallyho13
- lynch13
- yacht13
- lanthanon12
- canthal12
- challot12
- achy12
- chay12
- lych12
- atonally11
- canyon11
- challa11
- chalot11
- channa11
- choana11
- cholla11
- lochan11
- holly11
- hotly11
- lathy11
- cantonal10
- tonally10
- ancho10
- canny10
- canty10
- chana10
- chant10
- chola10
- cloth10
- coaly10
- colly10
- cyano10
- cyton10
- lanch10
- latch10
- loach10
- nacho10
- natch10
- notch10
- octyl10
- talcy10
- ahoy10
- ayah10
- holy10
- hoya10
- hyla10
- nyah10
- anconal9
- callant9
- alanyl9
- anally9
- halloa9
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