NABOBESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NABOBESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NABOBESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NABOBESS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NABOBESS
No single letter turns NABOBESS into another word.
How NABOBESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NABOBESS, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NABOBESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NABOBESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A woman who is a nabob, or the wife of a nabob.
Nabob was the sneering nickname for a Briton who came home from India with a fortune, and the lady of such a house earned the title nabobess. Writers also stretch it to any grand, wealthy matron.
How NABOBESS is used
A rare, slightly humorous word.
- The nabobess arrived at the ball in glittering silk.
- Neighbours whispered about the new nabobess at the manor.
- She ruled the village like a nabobess.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NABOBESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NABOBESS
1 longer words begin with NABOBESS.
Shorter words from the letters in NABOBESS
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Common questions about NABOBESS
- Is NABOBESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NABOBESS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NABOBESS worth?
- NABOBESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NABOBESS mean?
- A woman who is a nabob, or the wife of a nabob.
- What letters can be added to NABOBESS?
- No single letter can be added to NABOBESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NABOBESS:
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