Is NONVERBAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NONVERBAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NONVERBAL mean?
- adjective
being other than verbal communication
“the study of gestural communication”
- adjective
lacking verbal skill
“rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds”
- adjective
involving little use of language
“a nonverbal intelligence test”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + N (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + B (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 NONVERBAL
NONVERBAL 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 NONVERBAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- verbal11
- bannerol10
- veronal10
- above10
- bevor10
- brave10
- bravo10
- baronne9
- novena9
- vanner9
- vernal9
- verb9
- banner8
- borane8
- boreal8
- nobler8
- laevo8
- laver8
- lover8
- navel8
- novae8
- novel8
- ravel8
- raven8
- roven8
- valor8
- velar8
- venal8
- volar8
- abler7
- baler7
- baron7
- beano7
- belon7
- blare7
- blear7
- bolar7
- boner7
- bonne7
- boral7
- borne7
- labor7
- lobar7
- noble7
- roble7
- arvo7
- aver7
- lave7
- leva7
- levo7
- love7
- nave7
- nova7
- oval7
- oven7
- over7
- rave7
- rove7
- vale7
- vane7
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