NOMAD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NOMAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOMAD?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOMAD is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOMAD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOMAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOMAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does NOMAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who moves from place to place rather than living permanently in one location.
Traditionally, a nomad belonged to a community that followed herds, seasons, or trade routes instead of settling on fixed farmland, as with pastoral groups across the steppes, deserts, and mountains. The word later broadened to describe anyone with a wandering lifestyle, including modern digital nomads who work remotely while traveling from city to city. Nomadic peoples typically develop portable housing, such as tents or yurts, and social structures suited to frequent movement rather than fixed settlement. The adjective form, nomadic, describes both the lifestyle and the cultures built around it.
How NOMAD is used
Common noun with a related adjective, nomadic; used both for traditional wandering peoples and for modern travelers who work remotely.
- The nomad packed up the tent and moved on before dawn.
- Her grandparents were nomads who followed their herds across the plain.
- He became a digital nomad after switching to remote work.
- The nomad's route changed with the seasons and available grazing.
- Few nomads settled permanently in the region before the railway arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOMAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOMAD
The 5 tiles of NOMAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOMAD
21 longer words begin with NOMAD.
Words ending in NOMAD
1 words end in NOMAD. Useful as a back hook: play NOMAD onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOMAD inside
2 words contain NOMAD in the middle. Words that start with NOMAD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOMAD
Common questions about NOMAD
- Is NOMAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOMAD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOMAD worth?
- NOMAD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOMAD mean?
- A person who moves from place to place rather than living permanently in one location.
- What letters can be added to NOMAD?
- NOMAD takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOMAD:
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