NOVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NOVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOVEL?
| 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 NOVEL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
novelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOVEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does NOVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long fictional story, usually published as a complete book, that develops characters and plot in extended prose.
A novel gives an author enough space to build detailed characters, multiple plot threads, and a fully realized setting over many chapters, unlike the shorter short story. The form grew popular from the eighteenth century onward and now spans countless genres, from mystery and romance to science fiction and literary fiction. Novel also survives as an adjective meaning new and original, as when an inventor proposes a novel solution to an old problem, though the noun sense describing a book is the more common use today. Readers and critics alike judge a novel by its narrative, characters, and prose style rather than by length alone.
How NOVEL is used
Most often a countable noun for a book-length work of fiction; also used as an adjective meaning new and original.
- She spent the summer writing her first novel.
- The novel follows three generations of a single family.
- He proposed a novel approach to the old problem.
- Critics praised the novel for its vivid characters.
- The bookstore displayed the new novel in its front window.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOVEL
Showing 24 of 40 words that begin with NOVEL.
Words ending in NOVEL
3 words end in NOVEL. Useful as a back hook: play NOVEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOVEL inside
7 words contain NOVEL in the middle. Words that start with NOVEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVEL
Common questions about NOVEL
- Is NOVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVEL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVEL worth?
- NOVEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVEL mean?
- A long fictional story, usually published as a complete book, that develops characters and plot in extended prose.
- What letters can be added to NOVEL?
- NOVEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOVEL:
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