NOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOUS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOUS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOUS
No single letter turns NOUS into another word.
How NOUS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,106.
What does NOUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
Practical intelligence or common sense.
Someone said to have nous can size up a situation quickly and act sensibly, a quality prized more than book learning. The word comes from the ancient Greek term for mind or intellect, but in everyday British speech nous simply means street-smart good sense.
How NOUS is used
Informal British usage; less common in American English.
- She had the nous to check the contract twice.
- It took real nous to fix the engine on the roadside.
- He lacked the nous to see he was being cheated.
- Good nous is worth more than a degree in this trade.
- With a bit of nous, they avoided the worst of the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOUS
The 4 tiles of NOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOUS
9 longer words begin with NOUS.
Words ending in NOUS
Showing 24 of 291 words that end in NOUS. Useful as a back hook: play NOUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOUS inside
Showing 24 of 108 words that contain NOUS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NOUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOUS
Common questions about NOUS
- Is NOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOUS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOUS worth?
- NOUS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOUS mean?
- Practical intelligence or common sense.
- What letters can be added to NOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOUS:
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