NOHOW is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NOHOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOHOW?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOHOW is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOHOW
No single letter turns NOHOW into another word.
How NOHOW scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOHOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 112,035.
What does NOHOW mean in Scrabble?
adverb
dialectinformal
In no way at all; under no circumstances, used especially in non-standard or dialect speech.
Nohow strengthens a negative the way no way does in casual modern speech, so saying I cannot do it nohow insists there is absolutely no way it will happen. The word was common in nineteenth-century rural and uneducated speech, often paired with other negatives for emphasis, a pattern standard grammar avoids. It survives today mainly in dialect writing, folk speech, and deliberately old-fashioned dialogue.
How NOHOW is used
Dialect and informal, chiefly found in older or rural speech rather than standard modern writing.
- I can't fix this old engine nohow, the mechanic sighed.
- She swore the stain would not come out nohow.
- They could not get the stubborn mule to move nohow.
- He insisted the plan would not work nohow, not with so little time.
- The old door was jammed and would not open nohow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOHOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOHOW
1 longer words begin with NOHOW.
Shorter words from the letters in NOHOW
Common questions about NOHOW
- Is NOHOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOHOW, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOHOW worth?
- NOHOW is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOHOW mean?
- In no way at all; under no circumstances, used especially in non-standard or dialect speech.
- What letters can be added to NOHOW?
- No single letter can be added to NOHOW to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOHOW:
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