NODDING is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NODDING 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 NODDING?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NODDING is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NODDING
Front hooks — 1
snoddingBack hooks — 1
noddingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NODDING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NODDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 823,434.
What does NODDING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Moving the head up and down, or drooping and swaying as if doing so.
Nodding flowers bend on their stems in the breeze, and a nodding head signals agreement or sleepiness. A nodding acquaintance is someone you know only slightly, enough to greet. The word captures a gentle, repeated dip.
How NODDING is used
Nodding is used for gestures, drooping plants and the phrase nodding acquaintance.
- Nodding daffodils lined the garden path.
- He has only a nodding acquaintance with the mayor.
- The nodding passenger woke up at the last stop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NODDING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NODDING
2 longer words begin with NODDING.
Shorter words from the letters in NODDING
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Common questions about NODDING
- Is NODDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NODDING, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NODDING worth?
- NODDING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NODDING mean?
- Moving the head up and down, or drooping and swaying as if doing so.
- What letters can be added to NODDING?
- NODDING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NODDING:
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