NORM is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NORM 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 NORM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NORM is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NORM
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NORM scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NORM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does NORM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A standard, pattern or behaviour regarded as usual, typical or expected.
A norm is not a rule that somebody wrote down; it is simply what most people do or expect, which is why breaking a norm rarely gets you punished but almost always gets you noticed. The word is also used, in the singular, for the ordinary or average level of something against which other cases are measured.
How NORM is used
Countable: a norm, social norms. Also the norm meaning what is usual.
- Working from home became the norm rather than the exception.
- Every culture has its own norms about greeting strangers.
- The result was well above the norm for that age group.
- Breaking a small social norm can feel oddly uncomfortable.
- These figures set the norm that later years were judged against.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NORM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NORM
The 4 tiles of NORM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NORM
Showing 24 of 53 words that begin with NORM.
Words ending in NORM
1 words end in NORM. Useful as a back hook: play NORM onto a word already on the board.
Words with NORM inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain NORM somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NORM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NORM
Common questions about NORM
- Is NORM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NORM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NORM worth?
- NORM is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NORM mean?
- A standard, pattern or behaviour regarded as usual, typical or expected.
- What letters can be added to NORM?
- NORM takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NORM:
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