NAES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 4 points
Yes for Scrabble. NAES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept NAES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAES
No single letter turns NAES into another word.
How NAES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about NAES
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NAES mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
Noes, the plural of nae, a Scots dialect word meaning no.
Scots speakers use nae the way standard English uses no, and naes gathers several such refusals together, much as English speakers might tally up the noes in a vote. The word appears mainly in Scots dialect writing rather than everyday standard English.
How NAES is used
Found mainly in Scots dialect writing.
- The chairman counted the ayes and the naes before closing the vote.
- A chorus of naes greeted the proposal.
- More naes than ayes decided the matter that evening.
- The old record kept a tally of ayes and naes side by side.
- Every question met with the same stubborn round of naes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NAES
The 4 tiles of NAES in a different order — 5 found.
Words ending in NAES
2 words end in NAES. Useful as a back hook: play NAES onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAES inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain NAES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NAES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAES
Common questions about NAES
- Is NAES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAES is not in it.
- How many points is NAES worth?
- NAES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAES mean?
- Noes, the plural of nae, a Scots dialect word meaning no.
- What letters can be added to NAES?
- No single letter can be added to NAES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAES:
Open NAES in the Word Finder