Definition of nonsyllabic

"nonsyllabic" in the adjective sense

1. nonsyllabic, unsyllabic

not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong

"the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"

"the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"

2. nonsyllabic

of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable

"initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic"

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nonsyllabic in Scrabble®

The word nonsyllabic 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters nonsyllabic:

NONSYLLABIC
(171)
NONSYLLABIC
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

acyloin, albinos, balcony, bonnily, callboy, cannily, cannoli, canyons, coalbin, collins, cyanins, lanolin, nonclay, oilcans

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word nonsyllabic

NONSYLLABIC
(171)
NONSYLLABIC
(171)
NONSYLLABIC
(114)
NONSYLLABIC
(114)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
NONSYLLABIC
(88)
NONSYLLABIC
(76)
NONSYLLABIC
(76)
NONSYLLABIC
(72)
NONSYLLABIC
(72)
NONSYLLABIC
(72)
NONSYLLABIC
(72)
NONSYLLABIC
(72)
NONSYLLABIC
(66)
NONSYLLABIC
(66)
NONSYLLABIC
(64)
NONSYLLABIC
(60)
NONSYLLABIC
(46)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(44)
NONSYLLABIC
(40)
NONSYLLABIC
(40)
NONSYLLABIC
(40)
NONSYLLABIC
(40)
NONSYLLABIC
(34)
NONSYLLABIC
(28)
NONSYLLABIC
(27)
NONSYLLABIC
(26)
NONSYLLABIC
(24)
NONSYLLABIC
(23)
NONSYLLABIC
(22)
NONSYLLABIC
(21)
NONSYLLABIC
(21)

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

NONSYLLABIC
(171)
NONSYLLABIC
(171)
NONSYLLABIC
(114)
NONSYLLABIC
(114)
BALCONY
(106 = 56 + 50)
CALLBOY
(106 = 56 + 50)
BALCONY
(104 = 54 + 50)
CALLBOY
(104 = 54 + 50)
BALCONY
(101 = 51 + 50)
BALCONY
(101 = 51 + 50)
CALLBOY
(101 = 51 + 50)
CALLBOY
(101 = 51 + 50)
BALCONY
(101 = 51 + 50)
CYANINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CANYONS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CANNILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
BONNILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
NONCLAY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CANYONS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(98 = 48 + 50)
CANNILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CYANINS
(98 = 48 + 50)
NONCLAY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CANYONS
(98 = 48 + 50)
BONNILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
CALLBOY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CANYONS
(95 = 45 + 50)
CALLBOY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BONNILY
(95 = 45 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(95 = 45 + 50)
CANNILY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CALLBOY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CALLBOY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CALLBOY
(95 = 45 + 50)
NONCLAY
(95 = 45 + 50)
NONCLAY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BALCONY
(95 = 45 + 50)
CYANINS
(95 = 45 + 50)
BALCONY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BALCONY
(95 = 45 + 50)
BALCONY
(95 = 45 + 50)
COALBIN
(94 = 44 + 50)
CALLBOY
(92 = 42 + 50)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
COALBIN
(92 = 42 + 50)
COALBIN
(92 = 42 + 50)
BALCONY
(92 = 42 + 50)
CALLBOY
(92 = 42 + 50)
CYANINS
(90 = 40 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(90 = 40 + 50)
CALLBOY
(90 = 40 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANYONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONCLAY
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANYONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONCLAY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANYONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONCLAY
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANYONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CANYONS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONCLAY
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONCLAY
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 39 + 50)
CYANINS
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
BONNILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
NONSYLLABIC
(88)
BALCONY
(88 = 38 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
OILCANS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNOLI
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANYONS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OILCANS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNOLI
(86 = 36 + 50)
BONNILY
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLBOY
(86 = 36 + 50)
BALCONY
(86 = 36 + 50)
CYANINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
BALCONY
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALBINOS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLBOY
(86 = 36 + 50)
ALBINOS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLINS
(86 = 36 + 50)
CANNILY
(86 = 36 + 50)
NONCLAY
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLBOY
(86 = 36 + 50)
OILCANS
(86 = 36 + 50)
COALBIN
(86 = 36 + 50)
BALCONY
(86 = 36 + 50)
CALLBOY
(84 = 34 + 50)
CALLBOY
(84 = 34 + 50)
CALLBOY
(84 = 34 + 50)
BONNILY
(84 = 34 + 50)
NONCLAY
(84 = 34 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
CANNILY
(84 = 34 + 50)
COALBIN
(84 = 34 + 50)
BALCONY
(84 = 34 + 50)
BALCONY
(84 = 34 + 50)
COALBIN
(83 = 33 + 50)
BALCONY
(82 = 32 + 50)
NONCLAY
(82 = 32 + 50)
BONNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYANINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
BALCONY
(82 = 32 + 50)
BALCONY
(82 = 32 + 50)
NONCLAY
(82 = 32 + 50)
BONNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CYANINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
BALCONY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CALLBOY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CANYONS
(82 = 32 + 50)
CANNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CALLBOY
(82 = 32 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
CANNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CANNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
BONNILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
CALLBOY
(82 = 32 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLBOY
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
COLLINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BALCONY
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYANINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CYANINS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLBOY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BALCONY
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
BALCONY
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ALBINOS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CALLBOY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BONNILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALBIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANYONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANYONS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNOLI
(80 = 30 + 50)
BONNILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BALCONY
(80 = 30 + 50)
ACYLOIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
OILCANS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
COALBIN
(80 = 30 + 50)
CANNILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
BONNILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
CANYONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
BALCONY
(78 = 28 + 50)
CANYONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CANYONS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CALLBOY
(78 = 28 + 50)
BONNILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
BALCONY
(78 = 28 + 50)

nonsyllabic in Words With Friends™

The word nonsyllabic 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: 23

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

NONSYLLABIC
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

acyloin, albinos, balcony, bonnily, callboy, cannily, cannoli, canyons, coalbin, collins, cyanins, lanolin, nonclay, oilcans

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word nonsyllabic

NONSYLLABIC
(297)
NONSYLLABIC
(261)
NONSYLLABIC
(261)
NONSYLLABIC
(150)
NONSYLLABIC
(150)
NONSYLLABIC
(116)
NONSYLLABIC
(108)
NONSYLLABIC
(105)
NONSYLLABIC
(100)
NONSYLLABIC
(99)
NONSYLLABIC
(96)
NONSYLLABIC
(96)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
NONSYLLABIC
(74)
NONSYLLABIC
(70)
NONSYLLABIC
(70)
NONSYLLABIC
(62)
NONSYLLABIC
(58)
NONSYLLABIC
(58)
NONSYLLABIC
(54)
NONSYLLABIC
(46)
NONSYLLABIC
(46)
NONSYLLABIC
(35)
NONSYLLABIC
(34)
NONSYLLABIC
(34)
NONSYLLABIC
(32)
NONSYLLABIC
(31)
NONSYLLABIC
(31)
NONSYLLABIC
(29)
NONSYLLABIC
(29)
NONSYLLABIC
(28)
NONSYLLABIC
(27)
NONSYLLABIC
(27)
NONSYLLABIC
(27)
NONSYLLABIC
(27)
NONSYLLABIC
(25)
NONSYLLABIC
(25)

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

NONSYLLABIC
(297)
NONSYLLABIC
(261)
NONSYLLABIC
(261)
NONSYLLABIC
(150)
NONSYLLABIC
(150)
CALLBOY
(128 = 93 + 35)
BALCONY
(122 = 87 + 35)
BALCONY
(122 = 87 + 35)
CALLBOY
(122 = 87 + 35)
BALCONY
(116 = 81 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(116)
CANNILY
(116 = 81 + 35)
COALBIN
(116 = 81 + 35)
BONNILY
(116 = 81 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(113 = 78 + 35)
CANYONS
(113 = 78 + 35)
BALCONY
(110 = 75 + 35)
BALCONY
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONCLAY
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONCLAY
(110 = 75 + 35)
CALLBOY
(110 = 75 + 35)
BALCONY
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONCLAY
(110 = 75 + 35)
COLLINS
(110 = 75 + 35)
CANNOLI
(110 = 75 + 35)
BALCONY
(110 = 75 + 35)
COALBIN
(110 = 75 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(108)
CANYONS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CYANINS
(107 = 72 + 35)
OILCANS
(107 = 72 + 35)
CYANINS
(107 = 72 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(105)
BONNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CANNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BONNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BONNILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CALLBOY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CALLBOY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BALCONY
(104 = 69 + 35)
CALLBOY
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONCLAY
(104 = 69 + 35)
COALBIN
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONCLAY
(104 = 69 + 35)
NONCLAY
(104 = 69 + 35)
BALCONY
(103 = 68 + 35)
CALLBOY
(103 = 68 + 35)
CALLBOY
(103 = 68 + 35)
BALCONY
(103 = 68 + 35)
BALCONY
(103 = 68 + 35)
CALLBOY
(103 = 68 + 35)
CANYONS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CYANINS
(101 = 66 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
ALBINOS
(101 = 66 + 35)
OILCANS
(101 = 66 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(101 = 66 + 35)
CANYONS
(101 = 66 + 35)
CYANINS
(101 = 66 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(100)
NONSYLLABIC
(99)
CANNOLI
(98 = 63 + 35)
BONNILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
CANNILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
BONNILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
CANNOLI
(98 = 63 + 35)
BALCONY
(98 = 63 + 35)
CALLBOY
(98 = 63 + 35)
CALLBOY
(98 = 63 + 35)
COLLINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
CANNILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
COALBIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONCLAY
(98 = 63 + 35)
COLLINS
(98 = 63 + 35)
COALBIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(96)
NONSYLLABIC
(96)
COALBIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANYONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CYANINS
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONCLAY
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONCLAY
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
COALBIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
COALBIN
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
OILCANS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
BONNILY
(95 = 60 + 35)
OILCANS
(95 = 60 + 35)
NONCLAY
(95 = 60 + 35)
CANYONS
(95 = 60 + 35)
COLLINS
(92 = 57 + 35)
COALBIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
BALCONY
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
LANOLIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
CANNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
COALBIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
CALLBOY
(92 = 57 + 35)
CANNOLI
(92 = 57 + 35)
LANOLIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
COALBIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONCLAY
(92 = 57 + 35)
NONSYLLABIC
(92)
CANNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
BONNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
CALLBOY
(92 = 57 + 35)
CANNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
BONNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
BONNILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYANINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYANINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CYANINS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CANYONS
(91 = 56 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(91 = 56 + 35)
CANYONS
(91 = 56 + 35)
CANYONS
(91 = 56 + 35)
ALBINOS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CANYONS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CYANINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CYANINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
OILCANS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CYANINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
CYANINS
(89 = 54 + 35)
CANYONS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(89 = 54 + 35)
ALBINOS
(89 = 54 + 35)
COLLINS
(87 = 52 + 35)
CABINS
(87)
COLLINS
(87 = 52 + 35)
CANNOLI
(87 = 52 + 35)
BOCALS
(87)
CANNOLI
(87 = 52 + 35)
COLLINS
(87 = 52 + 35)
CANNOLI
(87 = 52 + 35)
COALBIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
CANNOLI
(86 = 51 + 35)
COALBIN
(86 = 51 + 35)
CANNOLI
(86 = 51 + 35)
COLLINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONCLAY
(86 = 51 + 35)
NONCLAY
(86 = 51 + 35)
COLLINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CANNOLI
(86 = 51 + 35)
COLLINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
CANNILY
(86 = 51 + 35)
CANNOLI
(86 = 51 + 35)
COLLINS
(86 = 51 + 35)
BONNILY
(86 = 51 + 35)
CALLBOY
(85 = 50 + 35)
BALCONY
(85 = 50 + 35)
CALLBOY
(85 = 50 + 35)
CANYONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OILCANS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALBINOS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OILCANS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OILCANS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OILCANS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CANYONS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OILCANS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CYANINS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALBINOS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALBINOS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALBINOS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ALBINOS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CALLBOY
(81 = 46 + 35)
CANNILY
(81 = 46 + 35)
BONNILY
(81 = 46 + 35)
COALBIN
(81 = 46 + 35)
COALBIN
(81 = 46 + 35)
BALCONY
(81 = 46 + 35)
COLLINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CANNOLI
(80 = 45 + 35)
COLLINS
(80 = 45 + 35)
CANNOLI
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
LANOLIN
(80 = 45 + 35)
CYANINS
(79 = 44 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
CANYONS
(79 = 44 + 35)
LANOLIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
ACYLOIN
(79 = 44 + 35)
BALCONY
(77 = 42 + 35)

Words within the letters of nonsyllabic

2 letter words in nonsyllabic (14 words)

9 letter words in nonsyllabic (3 words)

11 letter words in nonsyllabic (1 word)

nonsyllabic + 1 blank (1 word)

nonsyllabic + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence nonsyllabic

Words that start with nonsyllabic (2 words)

Words with nonsyllabic in them (1 word)

Words that end with nonsyllabic (1 word)

Word Growth involving nonsyllabic

Shorter words in nonsyllabic

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Longer words containing nonsyllabic

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