Definition of nonliteral

"nonliteral" in the adjective sense

1. figurative, nonliteral

used of the meanings of words or text) not literal using figures of speech

"figurative language"

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nonliteral in Scrabble®

The word nonliteral is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters nonliteral:

NONLITERAL
(99)
NONLITERAL
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

aileron, antlion, elation, entrain, intoner, lanolin, lantern, latrine, literal, nonlate, nonliar, nonreal, onliner, otarine, ratline, reallot, reliant, retinal, retinol, tallier, toenail, trenail

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word nonliteral

NONLITERAL
(99)
NONLITERAL
(99)
NONLITERAL
(66)
NONLITERAL
(66)
NONLITERAL
(44)
NONLITERAL
(44)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(36)
NONLITERAL
(36)
NONLITERAL
(33)
NONLITERAL
(33)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(24)
NONLITERAL
(22)
NONLITERAL
(22)
NONLITERAL
(22)
NONLITERAL
(22)
NONLITERAL
(20)
NONLITERAL
(20)
NONLITERAL
(16)
NONLITERAL
(16)
NONLITERAL
(14)
NONLITERAL
(14)
NONLITERAL
(13)
NONLITERAL
(13)
NONLITERAL
(13)
NONLITERAL
(13)
NONLITERAL
(13)
NONLITERAL
(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In nonliteral

NONLITERAL
(99)
NONLITERAL
(99)
NONREAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
TOENAIL
(78 = 28 + 50)
ELATION
(78 = 28 + 50)
LANTERN
(78 = 28 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINOL
(78 = 28 + 50)
AILERON
(78 = 28 + 50)
LANOLIN
(78 = 28 + 50)
INTONER
(78 = 28 + 50)
LITERAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
TALLIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REALLOT
(78 = 28 + 50)
ANTLION
(78 = 28 + 50)
LATRINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RETINAL
(78 = 28 + 50)
NONLATE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RATLINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
ONLINER
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRENAIL
(78 = 28 + 50)
NONLIAR
(78 = 28 + 50)
RELIANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
OTARINE
(78 = 28 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLATE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONLIAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LATRINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ONLINER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ELATION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RATLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LITERAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ANTLION
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
RELIANT
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
TALLIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
RETINOL
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
TOENAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
OTARINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANOLIN
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
INTONER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REALLOT
(74 = 24 + 50)
AILERON
(74 = 24 + 50)
LANTERN
(74 = 24 + 50)
NONREAL
(74 = 24 + 50)

nonliteral in Words With Friends™

The word nonliteral is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters nonliteral:

NONLITERAL
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

aileron, antlion, elation, entrain, intoner, lanolin, lantern, latrine, literal, nonlate, nonliar, nonreal, onliner, otarine, ratline, reallot, reliant, retinal, retinol, tallier, toenail, trenail

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word nonliteral

NONLITERAL
(180)
NONLITERAL
(162)
NONLITERAL
(108)
NONLITERAL
(96)
NONLITERAL
(64)
NONLITERAL
(64)
NONLITERAL
(64)
NONLITERAL
(60)
NONLITERAL
(60)
NONLITERAL
(60)
NONLITERAL
(60)
NONLITERAL
(60)
NONLITERAL
(56)
NONLITERAL
(56)
NONLITERAL
(54)
NONLITERAL
(54)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(40)
NONLITERAL
(36)
NONLITERAL
(36)
NONLITERAL
(36)
NONLITERAL
(32)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(28)
NONLITERAL
(20)
NONLITERAL
(20)
NONLITERAL
(20)
NONLITERAL
(19)
NONLITERAL
(19)
NONLITERAL
(19)
NONLITERAL
(19)
NONLITERAL
(18)
NONLITERAL
(18)
NONLITERAL
(18)
NONLITERAL
(18)
NONLITERAL
(18)
NONLITERAL
(17)
NONLITERAL
(17)
NONLITERAL
(17)
NONLITERAL
(16)
NONLITERAL
(16)
NONLITERAL
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In nonliteral

NONLITERAL
(180)
NONLITERAL
(162)
NONLITERAL
(108)
NONLITERAL
(96)
LANOLIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LANOLIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
LANTERN
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONREAL
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONLIAR
(89 = 54 + 35)
NONLATE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ANTLION
(89 = 54 + 35)
RETINAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
RETINOL
(86 = 51 + 35)
RATLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONLIAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANTLION
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONREAL
(83 = 48 + 35)
LANTERN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ANTLION
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONLIAR
(83 = 48 + 35)
ONLINER
(83 = 48 + 35)
ONLINER
(83 = 48 + 35)
NONLATE
(83 = 48 + 35)
ONLINER
(83 = 48 + 35)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
AILERON
(80 = 45 + 35)
TOENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTONER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LATRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
INTONER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LATRINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
TOENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
RELIANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
LITERAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TOENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
RELIANT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
AILERON
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
RATLINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELATION
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
REALLOT
(80 = 45 + 35)
TALLIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
TRENAIL
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELATION
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
NONLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LANTERN
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLIAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
ONLINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
LANTERN
(77 = 42 + 35)
OTARINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ONLINER
(77 = 42 + 35)
LANTERN
(77 = 42 + 35)
LANTERN
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLATE
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTLION
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONREAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLIAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTLION
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLIAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONREAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTLION
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTLION
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONREAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONREAL
(77 = 42 + 35)
NONLIAR
(77 = 42 + 35)
ANTLION
(77 = 42 + 35)
LANTERN
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANTLION
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLIAR
(75 = 40 + 35)
ONLINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONREAL
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANTLION
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLIAR
(75 = 40 + 35)
ONLINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONREAL
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONREAL
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLATE
(75 = 40 + 35)
ANTLION
(75 = 40 + 35)
NONLIAR
(75 = 40 + 35)
LANTERN
(75 = 40 + 35)
ONLINER
(75 = 40 + 35)
LANTERN
(75 = 40 + 35)
LANOLIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTONER
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINOL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELATION
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATRINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
AILERON
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELATION
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATRINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
LANOLIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RATLINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTONER
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATRINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
RATLINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
TOENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINOL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LANOLIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
RATLINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LATRINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINOL
(74 = 39 + 35)
REALLOT
(74 = 39 + 35)
INTONER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RELIANT
(74 = 39 + 35)
TALLIER
(74 = 39 + 35)
RELIANT
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
AILERON
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
TOENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
TRENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RELIANT
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELATION
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LITERAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RATLINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
TOENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
RETINOL
(74 = 39 + 35)
AILERON
(74 = 39 + 35)
TOENAIL
(74 = 39 + 35)
LANOLIN
(74 = 39 + 35)
RATLINE
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELATION
(74 = 39 + 35)
NONLIAR
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONLIAR
(71 = 36 + 35)
RELIANT
(71 = 36 + 35)
LITERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRENAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
LITERAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONREAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONLATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
INTONER
(71 = 36 + 35)
ELATION
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETINAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONREAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TALLIER
(71 = 36 + 35)
RATLINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
LANTERN
(71 = 36 + 35)
TOENAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONLATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRENAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
RATLINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
ONLINER
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
RATLINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONLATE
(71 = 36 + 35)
RELIANT
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONLIAR
(71 = 36 + 35)
ANTLION
(71 = 36 + 35)
LATRINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
LANTERN
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETINOL
(71 = 36 + 35)
RETINOL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TOENAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
ELATION
(71 = 36 + 35)
ONLINER
(71 = 36 + 35)
LATRINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
OTARINE
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRENAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
ELATION
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENTRAIN
(71 = 36 + 35)
NONREAL
(71 = 36 + 35)
REALLOT
(71 = 36 + 35)
ONLINER
(71 = 36 + 35)

Words within the letters of nonliteral

2 letter words in nonliteral (15 words)

8 letter words in nonliteral (6 words)

9 letter words in nonliteral (3 words)

10 letter words in nonliteral (1 word)

nonliteral + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence nonliteral

Words that start with nonliteral (1 word)

Words with nonliteral in them (1 word)

Words that end with nonliteral (1 word)

Word Growth involving nonliteral

Shorter words in nonliteral

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Longer words containing nonliteral

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