NORI is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NORI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NORI?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NORI is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NORI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NORI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NORI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about NORI
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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
What does NORI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A type of dried edible seaweed used to wrap sushi.
Nori is made by pressing sheets of red algae and drying them, producing a thin, dark, faintly salty wrapping used most often around rice in sushi rolls. The word nori came into English from Japanese along with the food itself and is now common on restaurant menus and food packaging.
How NORI is used
Used mainly in cooking and food writing, especially about Japanese dishes.
- She wrapped the rice roll in a sheet of nori.
- The recipe called for toasted nori cut into strips.
- Crumbled nori was sprinkled over the noodles.
- He bought a pack of nori at the Asian grocery.
- The nori had gone soft from sitting in the fridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NORI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NORI
The 4 tiles of NORI in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NORI
8 longer words begin with NORI.
Words ending in NORI
2 words end in NORI. Useful as a back hook: play NORI onto a word already on the board.
Words with NORI inside
Showing 24 of 55 words that contain NORI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NORI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NORI
Common questions about NORI
- Is NORI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NORI, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NORI worth?
- NORI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NORI mean?
- A type of dried edible seaweed used to wrap sushi.
- What letters can be added to NORI?
- NORI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NORI:
Open NORI in the Word Finder