NAMU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAMU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAMU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAMU is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAMU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
namusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAMU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAMU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does NAMU mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealandzoology
A small black sandfly found in New Zealand.
Namu is the name, borrowed from Maori, for a biting black sandfly common in parts of New Zealand, known for the itchy bites it leaves on skin. The word is used mainly in New Zealand English rather than elsewhere.
How NAMU is used
Regional New Zealand usage; names a specific insect rather than flies in general.
- The namu were biting badly near the river at dusk.
- She covered her arms to keep the namu away.
- Locals warned us the namu were worse after rain.
- A cloud of namu followed the campers along the track.
- His ankles were covered in namu bites by evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAMU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NAMU
The 4 tiles of NAMU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NAMU
1 longer words begin with NAMU.
Words ending in NAMU
1 words end in NAMU. Useful as a back hook: play NAMU onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAMU inside
5 words contain NAMU in the middle. Words that start with NAMU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAMU
Common questions about NAMU
- Is NAMU valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAMU is not in it.
- How many points is NAMU worth?
- NAMU is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAMU mean?
- A small black sandfly found in New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to NAMU?
- NAMU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAMU:
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