NOIR is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOIR 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 NOIR?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOIR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about NOIR
- 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 NOIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A style of crime fiction or film marked by a dark, cynical mood and morally uncertain characters.
Noir, borrowed from the French word for black, names the bleak, shadow-filled genre of crime stories and films associated with hard-bitten detectives and doomed characters. By extension, the word also describes any writing or film made in that same dark style.
How NOIR is used
Common in film and literary criticism; often combined as film noir or used alone as a genre label.
- The director's new film was praised as a fine piece of noir.
- Critics compared the novel's mood to classic noir.
- Rain-soaked streets and long shadows are staples of noir.
- The detective story leaned heavily on noir conventions.
- She loved the moral ambiguity typical of noir.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOIR
The 4 tiles of NOIR in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NOIR
3 longer words begin with NOIR.
Words ending in NOIR
2 words end in NOIR. Useful as a back hook: play NOIR onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOIR inside
4 words contain NOIR in the middle. Words that start with NOIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOIR
Common questions about NOIR
- Is NOIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOIR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOIR worth?
- NOIR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOIR mean?
- A style of crime fiction or film marked by a dark, cynical mood and morally uncertain characters.
- What letters can be added to NOIR?
- NOIR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOIR:
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