Is NONPREHENSILE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONPREHENSILE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONPREHENSILE mean?
- adjective
not prehensile
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
13
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NONPREHENSILE
NONPREHENSILE 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 NONPREHENSILE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nephelines15
- prehensile15
- prehension15
- enophiles14
- nepheline14
- replenish14
- enophile13
- ensphere13
- insphere13
- nephrons13
- pieholes13
- pinholes13
- polisher13
- repolish13
- enshrinee12
- henneries12
- shoreline12
- helpers12
- hirples12
- nephron12
- phenols12
- phoners12
- phonier12
- phonies12
- piehole12
- pinhole12
- plenish12
- rosehip12
- sheeple12
- neoprenes11
- pelerines11
- pensioner11
- perniones11
- personnel11
- spleenier11
- enshrine11
- heroines11
- sheenier11
- ephori11
- ephors11
- helper11
- herpes11
- hirple11
- holpen11
- hopers11
- perish11
- phenol11
- phoner11
- phones11
- pisher11
- polish11
- posher11
- reship11
- siphon11
- sphene11
- sphere11
- isoprene10
- leporine10
- neoprene10
- pelerine10
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