NONG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. NONG 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NONG?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does NONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australianslang
A foolish or stupid person; a mild term of abuse used mainly in Australia and New Zealand.
Calling someone a nong is a light-hearted way of saying they have done something silly or clumsy, closer to calling them a dope or a clot than a serious insult. The word is heard often in casual conversation rather than in writing.
How NONG is used
Informal Australian and New Zealand slang; mild rather than harsh.
- Don't be such a nong, watch where you're walking.
- He felt like a right nong after locking his keys in the car.
- The commentator called the player a nong for missing an easy goal.
- She laughed and called herself a nong for forgetting the tickets.
- Only a nong would leave the door unlocked overnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONG
Showing 24 of 39 words that begin with NONG.
Words ending in NONG
1 words end in NONG. Useful as a back hook: play NONG onto a word already on the board.
Words with NONG inside
5 words contain NONG in the middle. Words that start with NONG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NONG
Common questions about NONG
- Is NONG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NONG is not in it.
- How many points is NONG worth?
- NONG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONG mean?
- A foolish or stupid person; a mild term of abuse used mainly in Australia and New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to NONG?
- NONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NONG:
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