NAOS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NAOS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAOS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAOS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAOS
No single letter turns NAOS into another word.
How NAOS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does NAOS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The inner chamber of an ancient Greek temple, where the cult statue of the god was kept.
The naos formed the heart of a Greek temple and was normally closed to the general public, accessible only to priests and those performing rites; the naos sat behind the columned porch and in front of any rear chamber, and archaeologists still use the Greek word rather than a modern translation. The related plural form naoi is used for more than one such chamber.
How NAOS is used
Technical and historical; used mainly in archaeology, architecture, and classical studies.
- Only priests were allowed inside the naos of the temple.
- The statue of the goddess stood in the naos.
- Archaeologists mapped the naos and the surrounding colonnade.
- The guide explained the layout of the naos to the tourists.
- Little remains of the naos beyond its stone foundations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAOS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAOS
1 longer words begin with NAOS.
Words ending in NAOS
2 words end in NAOS. Useful as a back hook: play NAOS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NAOS
Common questions about NAOS
- Is NAOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAOS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAOS worth?
- NAOS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAOS mean?
- The inner chamber of an ancient Greek temple, where the cult statue of the god was kept.
- What letters can be added to NAOS?
- No single letter can be added to NAOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAOS:
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