NO is a valid Scrabble word — 2 points

Yes. NO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept NO?

Word power: 51 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NO is to know. It scores 2 from 2 tiles, takes 14 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NO scores

Face value of the 2 tiles in NO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 103.

What stands out about NO

• NO is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

What does NO mean in Scrabble?

adverb

Written for this site: 1 meaning of NO and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of NO

The 2 tiles of NO in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with NO

Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with NO.

Words ending in NO

Showing 24 of 152 words that end in NO. Useful as a back hook: play NO onto a word already on the board.

Words with NO inside

Showing 24 of 6682 words that contain NO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Common questions about NO

Is NO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NO, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NO worth?

NO is worth 2 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.

What does NO mean?

Used to give a negative answer or to deny something.

What letters can be added to NO?

NO takes 14 hooks: 1 in front and 13 at the end.