Is NONMETALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONMETALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONMETALS mean?
Nonmetals is a form of NONMETAL.
- noun
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
- adjective
not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
“nonmetallic elements”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + M (3) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 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 NONMETALS
NONMETALS 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 NONMETALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- montanes10
- nonmetal10
- laments9
- lensman9
- lomenta9
- loments9
- maltose9
- mannose9
- mantels9
- mantles9
- meltons9
- montane9
- nonmeat9
- omental9
- telamon9
- almost8
- aments8
- amoles8
- lament8
- lamest8
- lemans8
- lemons8
- loment8
- mantel8
- mantes8
- mantle8
- melons8
- melton8
- mensal8
- mental8
- mentos8
- metals8
- metols8
- molest8
- molten8
- montes8
- motels8
- nomens8
- omenta8
- salmon8
- samlet8
- smalto8
- solemn8
- stamen8
- stomal8
- tomans8
- etalons7
- tolanes7
- almes7
- amens7
- ament7
- amole7
- atoms7
- lames7
- leman7
- lemon7
- loams7
- males7
- malts7
- manes7
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