NABOBISH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NABOBISH 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 NABOBISH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NABOBISH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NABOBISH
No single letter turns NABOBISH into another word.
How NABOBISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NABOBISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NABOBISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NABOBISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Showy and lavish in the way of a very wealthy, powerful man.
The nabobish style suggests a fortune made abroad and spent openly at home. The word usually carries a hint of teasing.
How NABOBISH is used
A dated, slightly mocking word for grand, wealthy behaviour.
- He lived in a nabobish manner, with servants at every door.
- The nabobish villa had marble floors and a private theatre.
- Her nabobish habits shocked her thrifty cousins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NABOBISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NABOBISH
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Common questions about NABOBISH
- Is NABOBISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NABOBISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NABOBISH worth?
- NABOBISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NABOBISH mean?
- Showy and lavish in the way of a very wealthy, powerful man.
- What letters can be added to NABOBISH?
- No single letter can be added to NABOBISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NABOBISH:
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