NOB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NOB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOB?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does NOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A person of wealth or high social position.
Nob is British slang from the eighteenth century and is probably a shortening of nobility, although nobody has proved it. It is mildly rude without being hostile, and it belongs in the same family as toff and swell.
How NOB is used
Countable: a nob, two nobs. Informal and British.
- A nob in the front row who left before the interval.
- The word nob is probably shortened from nobility.
- Nobs and toffs mean much the same thing.
- Two nobs on the committee and no money raised.
- Calling somebody a nob is rude but not hostile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOB
The 3 tiles of NOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOB
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with NOB.
Words ending in NOB
5 words end in NOB. Useful as a back hook: play NOB onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOB inside
Showing 24 of 220 words that contain NOB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOB
Common questions about NOB
- Is NOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOB, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOB worth?
- NOB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOB mean?
- A person of wealth or high social position.
- What letters can be added to NOB?
- NOB takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NOB:
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