NOEL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOEL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOEL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOEL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about NOEL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 NOEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Christmas, or a carol sung to celebrate it, especially as a refrain word repeated on carols and cards.
Noel comes from the French word for Christmas and is used in English mainly as the repeated refrain in carols such as The First Noel. It is also used more loosely as another word for the Christmas season itself on cards and decorations.
How NOEL is used
Mainly literary or seasonal; met in carol refrains and on Christmas cards rather than in everyday speech.
- The choir repeated noel at the end of every verse.
- The card was printed simply with the word noel.
- Carollers sang the first noel on the doorstep.
- She decorated the window with large gold letters spelling noel.
- The old carol uses noel where we might just say Christmas.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOEL
The 4 tiles of NOEL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NOEL
1 longer words begin with NOEL.
Words with NOEL inside
1 words contain NOEL in the middle. Words that start with NOEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOEL
Common questions about NOEL
- Is NOEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOEL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOEL worth?
- NOEL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOEL mean?
- Christmas, or a carol sung to celebrate it, especially as a refrain word repeated on carols and cards.
- What letters can be added to NOEL?
- NOEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOEL:
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