NOVELTY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NOVELTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOVELTY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVELTY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVELTY
No single letter turns NOVELTY into another word.
How NOVELTY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NOVELTY, 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 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does NOVELTY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being new and unusual, or a thing that is new, unfamiliar or amusing.
The charm of novelty tends to fade as people get used to something. As a word for goods, a novelty is a small cheap item, like a toy or ornament, bought for fun more than use. Shops often keep a shelf of them near the till.
How NOVELTY is used
Used for freshness of an experience, and for small amusing souvenirs or toys.
- The novelty of living by the sea soon wore off.
- She collected every novelty that came free in cereal boxes.
- Snow was a novelty to the children who had grown up in the desert.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOVELTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVELTY
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Common questions about NOVELTY
- Is NOVELTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOVELTY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOVELTY worth?
- NOVELTY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOVELTY mean?
- The quality of being new and unusual, or a thing that is new, unfamiliar or amusing.
- What letters can be added to NOVELTY?
- No single letter can be added to NOVELTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NOVELTY:
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