NDUJA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. NDUJA 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NDUJA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NDUJA is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NDUJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ndujasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NDUJA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NDUJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does NDUJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A soft, spicy, spreadable pork sausage from Calabria in southern Italy.
Nduja is made by mincing fatty pork shoulder and offal with Calabrian chilli peppers, then packing the mixture into a casing and smoking it until it turns a deep red, spreadable paste. Because it stays so soft, nduja spreads onto bread like a thick sauce rather than slicing like a firm salami. The word came into English kitchens together with the product itself, as cooks began stirring nduja into pasta sauces, scrambled eggs and pizza toppings. Chefs prize nduja for adding heat and smoky richness without needing to add extra fat separately.
How NDUJA is used
Common on modern restaurant menus and in home cooking, usually named directly rather than translated.
- The chef spread nduja thinly over the toasted bread.
- A spoonful of nduja turned the plain tomato sauce fiery.
- Because nduja is so soft, it melts straight into a hot pan.
- She ordered a pizza topped with nduja and fresh basil.
- Nduja originally came from small towns in Calabria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NDUJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NDUJA
1 longer words begin with NDUJA.
Shorter words from the letters in NDUJA
Common questions about NDUJA
- Is NDUJA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NDUJA is not in it.
- How many points is NDUJA worth?
- NDUJA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NDUJA mean?
- A soft, spicy, spreadable pork sausage from Calabria in southern Italy.
- What letters can be added to NDUJA?
- NDUJA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NDUJA:
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