NOBLESSE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NOBLESSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOBLESSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOBLESSE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOBLESSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noblessesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOBLESSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOBLESSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOBLESSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOBLESSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
The nobility, or noble birth and rank, especially in French settings.
Noblesse can mean the class of nobles taken together or the dignity that comes with noble birth. It is most familiar from the phrase noblesse oblige, which says rank brings duties. Historians use it when writing about the French aristocracy.
How NOBLESSE is used
Literary and historical; often seen in the phrase noblesse oblige.
- The old noblesse lost its privileges after the revolution.
- He carried himself with the easy noblesse of a duke.
- The novel describes the decline of the provincial noblesse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOBLESSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOBLESSE
The 8 tiles of NOBLESSE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOBLESSE
1 longer words begin with NOBLESSE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOBLESSE
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Common questions about NOBLESSE
- Is NOBLESSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOBLESSE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOBLESSE worth?
- NOBLESSE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOBLESSE mean?
- The nobility, or noble birth and rank, especially in French settings.
- What letters can be added to NOBLESSE?
- NOBLESSE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOBLESSE:
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