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Naphthenes

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₄t ₁h ₄e ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

10 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does naphthenes mean?

We don’t have a definition for naphthenes yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is NAPHTHENES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is NAPHTHENES worth?

Scrabble

18 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₄t ₁h ₄e ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

19 pts

n ₂a ₁p ₄h ₃t ₁h ₃e ₁n ₂e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

19 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₄h ₄t ₁h ₄e ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

16 pts

n ₁a ₁p ₃h ₃t ₁h ₃e ₁n ₁e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NAPHTHENES

Best shorter words top 30 of 365

See all 365 words made from NAPHTHENES

Words that end like NAPHTHENES

Common words that share the ending -ENES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ENES

Naphthenes: quick answers

Is NAPHTHENES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NAPHTHENES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NAPHTHENES worth?

NAPHTHENES scores 18 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in NAPHTHENES?

You can make 365 shorter words from NAPHTHENES, such as NAPHTHENE, ENSHEATH, EPHAHS, HEATHENS. See the full list.