NOTUM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NOTUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOTUM?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOTUM is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOTUM
No single letter turns NOTUM into another word.
How NOTUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOTUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about NOTUM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 NOTUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The upper, dorsal plate of an insect's thoracic segment, forming part of its hard outer covering.
Entomologists split the notum into three named regions, one for each of the three thoracic segments a beetle, fly, or bee carries just behind the head. Its shape, color, and surface texture often help identify a species at a glance, since the plate is usually the most visible part of the upper body. In some insects the notum is fused so tightly to neighboring plates that the whole thorax looks like a single shield.
How NOTUM is used
A specialist term used in entomology and other studies of insect anatomy.
- The beetle's notum gleamed with a metallic green sheen.
- Under the microscope, the notum showed faint ridges.
- Each thoracic segment carries its own notum on the insect's back.
- Researchers measured the width of the notum to identify the species.
- A crack in the notum exposed the softer tissue beneath.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOTUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOTUM
The 5 tiles of NOTUM in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in NOTUM
1 words end in NOTUM. Useful as a back hook: play NOTUM onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NOTUM
Common questions about NOTUM
- Is NOTUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOTUM, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOTUM worth?
- NOTUM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOTUM mean?
- The upper, dorsal plate of an insect's thoracic segment, forming part of its hard outer covering.
- What letters can be added to NOTUM?
- No single letter can be added to NOTUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOTUM:
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