NEBULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NEBULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEBULOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEBULOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEBULOUS
No single letter turns NEBULOUS into another word.
How NEBULOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEBULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEBULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEBULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Vague, unclear or lacking definite form or limits, like a cloud or haze.
Nebulous ideas are hard to pin down, such as a plan nobody has described properly. The word comes from the cloudlike look of a nebula. Astronomers also use it in its literal sense for something resembling a nebula.
How NEBULOUS is used
Mostly figurative, applied to concepts, plans, promises and memories.
- The manager gave only a nebulous answer about the future.
- Her memory of the evening was nebulous and incomplete.
- A nebulous haze hung over the valley at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEBULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEBULOUS
3 longer words begin with NEBULOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NEBULOUS
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Common questions about NEBULOUS
- Is NEBULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEBULOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEBULOUS worth?
- NEBULOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEBULOUS mean?
- Vague, unclear or lacking definite form or limits, like a cloud or haze.
- What letters can be added to NEBULOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NEBULOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEBULOUS:
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