NOLE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOLE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOLE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOLE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,702.
What stands out about NOLE
- 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 NOLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
The head, especially the top or crown of the head.
Nole is an old word for the head, used by Shakespeare and appearing in several other spellings such as noll, noul, and nowl. It describes the head in a plain, sometimes mocking way, similar to how noggin is used informally today.
How NOLE is used
Found in Shakespearean and older literary English rather than modern speech.
- He scratched his nole, puzzling over the riddle.
- A cap sat crooked on the old man's nole.
- She rapped him lightly on the nole for his cheek.
- The jester's nole bore a tall, ridiculous hat.
- Sunburn had reddened the top of his bare nole.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOLE
The 4 tiles of NOLE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NOLE
1 longer words begin with NOLE.
Words ending in NOLE
6 words end in NOLE. Useful as a back hook: play NOLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOLE inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain NOLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOLE
Common questions about NOLE
- Is NOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOLE is not in it.
- How many points is NOLE worth?
- NOLE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOLE mean?
- The head, especially the top or crown of the head.
- What letters can be added to NOLE?
- NOLE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOLE:
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