NOVITIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOVITIES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOVITIES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOVITIES is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOVITIES
No single letter turns NOVITIES into another word.
How NOVITIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOVITIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOVITIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOVITIES mean in Scrabble?
NOVITIES is the plural of NOVITY.
Shorter words from the letters in NOVITIES
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Common questions about NOVITIES
- Is NOVITIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOVITIES is not in it.
- How many points is NOVITIES worth?
- NOVITIES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NOVITIES?
- No single letter can be added to NOVITIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOVITIES:
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