NODDER is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NODDER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NODDER?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NODDER is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NODDER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NODDER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NODDER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about NODDER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NODDER mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A person who nods, especially someone who nods repeatedly from drowsiness or in agreement.
A nodder is defined purely by the action of nodding, whether that means silently agreeing with a speaker, dozing off in a chair, or bobbing the head as a habit. The word is old and now rare in everyday speech, surviving mostly in dictionaries and older writing rather than in current conversation. It is used descriptively rather than as a job title or formal role, simply naming whoever happens to be nodding at the time.
How NODDER is used
A rare, mostly old-fashioned word, occasionally used humorously for someone dozing or nodding along.
- The lecturer joked that half the audience had become nodders by the final slide.
- An old sketch showed a row of nodders falling asleep during the sermon.
- She was the only nodder in the meeting who actually agreed with the plan.
- The toy on the dashboard was a spring-necked nodder that bobbed at every bump.
- By midnight the tired travellers had turned into silent nodders on the train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NODDER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NODDER
The 6 tiles of NODDER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NODDER
1 longer words begin with NODDER.
Shorter words from the letters in NODDER
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Common questions about NODDER
- Is NODDER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NODDER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NODDER worth?
- NODDER is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NODDER mean?
- A person who nods, especially someone who nods repeatedly from drowsiness or in agreement.
- What letters can be added to NODDER?
- NODDER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NODDER:
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