NAMUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAMUS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAMUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAMUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAMUS
No single letter turns NAMUS into another word.
How NAMUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Anagrams of NAMUS
The 5 tiles of NAMUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in NAMUS
1 words end in NAMUS. Useful as a back hook: play NAMUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAMUS inside
4 words contain NAMUS in the middle. Words that start with NAMUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAMUS
Common questions about NAMUS
- Is NAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAMUS is not in it.
- How many points is NAMUS worth?
- NAMUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to NAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NAMUS:
Open NAMUS in the Word Finder