NOOPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. NOOPS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept NOOPS?

Word power: 29 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NOOPS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NOOPS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How NOOPS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in NOOPS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,018.

What stands out about NOOPS

• The letters of NOOPS run in alphabetical order from first to last.
• The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of NOOPS

The 5 tiles of NOOPS in a different order — 3 found.

Words ending in NOOPS

1 words end in NOOPS. Useful as a back hook: play NOOPS onto a word already on the board.

Words with NOOPS inside

2 words contain NOOPS in the middle. Words that start with NOOPS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in NOOPS

Common questions about NOOPS

Is NOOPS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOOPS is not in it.

How many points is NOOPS worth?

NOOPS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NOOPS?

NOOPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.