NANOOKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. NANOOKS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NANOOKS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NANOOKS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANOOKS
No single letter turns NANOOKS into another word.
How NANOOKS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NANOOKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,059 thousand.
What does NANOOKS mean in Scrabble?
NANOOKS is the plural of NANOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in NANOOKS
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Common questions about NANOOKS
- Is NANOOKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NANOOKS is not in it.
- How many points is NANOOKS worth?
- NANOOKS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NANOOKS?
- No single letter can be added to NANOOKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NANOOKS:
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