NOOB is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOOB 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NOOB?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOOB is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOOB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noobsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOOB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOOB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does NOOB mean in Scrabble?
noun
slang
A beginner, especially one who is clumsy about it.
Noob came out of online games and carries a judgement that the neutral word does not: everybody starts somewhere, but a noob is failing to learn. The older spelling newbie is gentler and usually means only that somebody is new, so choosing between them says which of the two you mean.
How NOOB is used
Countable: a noob, two noobs. Insulting rather than descriptive; the milder word is newbie.
- He played like a noob and admitted it afterwards.
- Calling somebody a noob says more than that they are new.
- The server is full of noobs and nobody minds.
- A noob mistake is one that gets made once.
- She was a noob for a fortnight and then was not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOOB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOOB
The 4 tiles of NOOB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOOB
1 longer words begin with NOOB.
Shorter words from the letters in NOOB
Common questions about NOOB
- Is NOOB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOOB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOOB worth?
- NOOB is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOOB mean?
- A beginner, especially one who is clumsy about it.
- What letters can be added to NOOB?
- NOOB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOOB:
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