NABOBISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NABOBISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NABOBISM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NABOBISM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NABOBISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nabobismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NABOBISM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NABOBISM, 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 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NABOBISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NABOBISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
Extravagant wealth, luxury or power of the kind associated with a nabob.
Nabob was the old British term for a man who made a fortune in India and came home to flaunt it. Nabobism names the showy style of living that went with such a fortune, and it carries a hint of mockery.
How NABOBISM is used
Nabobism is rare and mostly literary or historical.
- The novel mocks the nabobism of the new country house.
- His nabobism showed in gilded carriages and endless banquets.
- Critics condemned the nabobism of the returning merchants.
- A taste for nabobism ruined more than one family.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NABOBISM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NABOBISM
The 8 tiles of NABOBISM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NABOBISM
1 longer words begin with NABOBISM.
Shorter words from the letters in NABOBISM
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Common questions about NABOBISM
- Is NABOBISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NABOBISM, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NABOBISM worth?
- NABOBISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NABOBISM mean?
- Extravagant wealth, luxury or power of the kind associated with a nabob.
- What letters can be added to NABOBISM?
- NABOBISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NABOBISM:
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