Is NONESSENTIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONESSENTIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONESSENTIALS mean?
Nonessentials is a form of NONESSENTIAL.
- noun
anything that is not essential
“they discarded all their inessentials”
- adjective
not of prime or central importance
“nonessential to the integral meanings of poetry”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 13 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 NONESSENTIALS
NONESSENTIALS 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 NONESSENTIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nonessential12
- tensionless11
- essentials10
- innateness10
- insaneness10
- nonsalines10
- sensations10
- silentness10
- alienness9
- aloneness9
- antisense9
- antsiness9
- essential9
- essonites9
- inaneness9
- insensate9
- insolates9
- insolents9
- lionesses9
- nastiness9
- noiseless9
- nonsaline9
- nonsenses9
- saltiness9
- santonins9
- selenosis9
- sensation9
- sentinels9
- sessional9
- slatiness9
- solanines9
- stainless9
- staleness9
- stoneless9
- stoniness9
- tensional9
- anisoles8
- antlions8
- astonies8
- easiness8
- elastins8
- elations8
- enations8
- enolases8
- enosises8
- essonite8
- etesians8
- insanest8
- insolate8
- insolent8
- isolates8
- lateness8
- leanness8
- liteness8
- loneness8
- lostness8
- nailsets8
- neatness8
- neonates8
- noesises8
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