NOAHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOAHS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NOAHS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOAHS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOAHS
No single letter turns NOAHS into another word.
How NOAHS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOAHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does NOAHS mean in Scrabble?
NOAHS is the plural of NOAH.
NOAH(noun) — (Australian slang) A shark, from the rhyming-slang phrase Noah's ark, meaning shark.
Shorter words from the letters in NOAHS
Common questions about NOAHS
- Is NOAHS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOAHS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOAHS worth?
- NOAHS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NOAHS?
- No single letter can be added to NOAHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOAHS:
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