NOES is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOES 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 NOES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOES
No single letter turns NOES into another word.
How NOES scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about NOES
- 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 NOES mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Negative votes or answers, counted and reported together, as opposed to the ayes in a formal vote.
Noes is the plural of no used as a counting word in formal votes, most familiarly in the parliamentary phrase the ayes and the noes. The phrase the noes have it announces the ruling when the negative side wins a vote.
How NOES is used
Formal; belongs to the language of meetings, parliaments and formal votes rather than everyday conversation.
- The chairman counted the ayes and the noes after the show of hands.
- On this motion, the noes clearly outnumbered the ayes.
- The clerk announced that the noes have it.
- Members shouted their noes from the back benches.
- The final tally showed more noes than ayes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOES and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOES
The 4 tiles of NOES in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NOES
3 longer words begin with NOES.
Words ending in NOES
11 words end in NOES. Useful as a back hook: play NOES onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOES inside
10 words contain NOES in the middle. Words that start with NOES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOES
Common questions about NOES
- Is NOES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOES, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOES worth?
- NOES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOES mean?
- Negative votes or answers, counted and reported together, as opposed to the ayes in a formal vote.
- What letters can be added to NOES?
- No single letter can be added to NOES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOES:
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