NABOBERY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NABOBERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NABOBERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NABOBERY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NABOBERY
No single letter turns NABOBERY into another word.
How NABOBERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NABOBERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NABOBERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NABOBERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
rarehumorous
The rank or manner of a nabob, or a gathering of such rich and powerful people.
Nabobery recalls the Europeans who returned home wealthy from India and were mocked for their show. It can also mean the wealthy class itself taken as a group.
How NABOBERY is used
An old-fashioned, often mocking word for wealthy display.
- The village sneered at the nabobery of the retired merchant.
- All the nabobery of the county came to the ball.
- His nabobery showed in his gilded carriage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NABOBERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NABOBERY
- Is NABOBERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NABOBERY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NABOBERY worth?
- NABOBERY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NABOBERY mean?
- The rank or manner of a nabob, or a gathering of such rich and powerful people.
- What letters can be added to NABOBERY?
- No single letter can be added to NABOBERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NABOBERY:
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