NOLO is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOLO 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 NOLO?
| 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 NOLO is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nolosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOLO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,835.
What does NOLO mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A short form of nolo contendere, a criminal plea by which a defendant accepts punishment without admitting guilt.
Nolo serves as legal shorthand for the Latin plea nolo contendere, meaning I do not wish to contend. The plea allows a defendant to accept a sentence while neither admitting nor denying the charge.
How NOLO is used
Legal terminology, chiefly North American, used informally by lawyers as short for nolo contendere.
- The defendant entered a plea of nolo rather than guilty.
- Lawyers often just say nolo instead of the full Latin phrase.
- A nolo plea let him accept the fine without admitting fault.
- The judge accepted the nolo plea and set a sentencing date.
- She explained why a nolo plea suited her client's case.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOLO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOLO
The 4 tiles of NOLO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOLO
1 longer words begin with NOLO.
Words with NOLO inside
Showing 24 of 364 words that contain NOLO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOLO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOLO
Common questions about NOLO
- Is NOLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOLO, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOLO worth?
- NOLO is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOLO mean?
- A short form of nolo contendere, a criminal plea by which a defendant accepts punishment without admitting guilt.
- What letters can be added to NOLO?
- NOLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOLO:
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