NOD is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOD?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOD is to know. It scores 4 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOD scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842.
What does NOD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move the head down and up.
The land of nod is a pun made by Jonathan Swift on a place name in the Bible, and it has meant sleep ever since he made it. A nodding acquaintance is exactly what it sounds like and dates from the nineteenth century.
How NOD is used
Nodded, nodding. Also a noun.
- He nodded once and signed nothing.
- The land of nod is a pun by Jonathan Swift.
- A nod from that quarter is worth more than a letter.
- They have a nodding acquaintance and no more.
- Nodding through a proposal is how most of them pass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOD
The 3 tiles of NOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOD
Showing 24 of 48 words that begin with NOD.
Words ending in NOD
3 words end in NOD. Useful as a back hook: play NOD onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOD inside
Showing 24 of 167 words that contain NOD somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOD
Common questions about NOD
- Is NOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOD, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOD worth?
- NOD is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOD mean?
- To move the head down and up.
- What letters can be added to NOD?
- NOD takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NOD:
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