NAYSAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NAYSAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAYSAY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAYSAY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAYSAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naysaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAYSAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NAYSAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does NAYSAY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To say no to something, or to oppose or deny it.
To naysay is to answer with a refusal or to speak against a plan. The word is built from nay, the old word for no, and it is best known today through the noun naysayer, meaning a habitual doubter. The verb itself is less common and has a slightly literary ring. It appears in older writing, where someone begs not to be turned down.
How NAYSAY is used
Uncommon verb; the noun naysayer is far more frequent.
- Critics will naysay the plan before it is tried.
- It is easy to naysay and hard to build something better.
- He did not dare to naysay the king.
- Some of the committee would naysay any change.
- Do not naysay me before you hear my reasons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAYSAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAYSAY
5 longer words begin with NAYSAY.
Shorter words from the letters in NAYSAY
Common questions about NAYSAY
- Is NAYSAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAYSAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAYSAY worth?
- NAYSAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAYSAY mean?
- To say no to something, or to oppose or deny it.
- What letters can be added to NAYSAY?
- NAYSAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NAYSAY:
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