Is NONDEPARTMENTAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONDEPARTMENTAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
20
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
15
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 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.
Definition
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See the definition of NondepartmentalHooks for NONDEPARTMENTAL
NONDEPARTMENTAL 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 NONDEPARTMENTAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- departmental17
- treponemata15
- department15
- deportment15
- entrapment14
- treponemal14
- pademelon14
- promenade14
- tamponade14
- entodermal13
- maltreated13
- ornamented13
- apartment13
- atemporal13
- nameplate13
- patrolman13
- patrolmen13
- permanent13
- praenomen13
- treponema13
- dampener13
- emplaned13
- napalmed13
- palmated13
- pomander13
- tampered13
- tamponed13
- trampled13
- nonattender12
- ornamental12
- tramontane12
- adornment12
- ealdorman12
- ealdormen12
- emendator12
- melanated12
- montadale12
- patterned12
- replanned12
- replanted12
- replotted12
- tormented12
- trapanned12
- trematode12
- trepanned12
- attemper12
- malapert12
- nametape12
- palmette12
- palmetto12
- parament12
- permeant12
- prenomen12
- template12
- temporal12
- empaled12
- premade12
- premold12
- templed12
- tempted12
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