NOMS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NOMS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOMS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOMS is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOMS
No single letter turns NOMS into another word.
How NOMS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does NOMS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslanghumorous
Food, especially food that is enjoyable to eat, or an exclamation of pleasure at eating (informal slang, from nom nom).
Noms began online as a playful way of saying that something looks or tastes good, imitating the sound of eager chewing, and it later hardened into a slang noun simply meaning food. It is deliberately childish and jokey rather than a neutral word for a meal.
How NOMS is used
Informal internet slang, humorous in tone; common in captions and casual chat rather than formal writing.
- She posted a photo of the cake with the caption all the noms.
- He raided the fridge in search of some late-night noms.
- The party had plenty of noms for everyone to share.
- Kids shouted noms the moment the pizza arrived.
- The blog reviews street food under the heading best noms in town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOMS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOMS
The 4 tiles of NOMS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in NOMS
7 words end in NOMS. Useful as a back hook: play NOMS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NOMS
Common questions about NOMS
- Is NOMS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOMS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOMS worth?
- NOMS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOMS mean?
- Food, especially food that is enjoyable to eat, or an exclamation of pleasure at eating (informal slang, from nom nom).
- What letters can be added to NOMS?
- No single letter can be added to NOMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOMS:
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