NOWT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NOWT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOWT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOWT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOWT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOWT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOWT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about NOWT
- The same 4 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 NOWT mean in Scrabble?
pronoun
dialect
Nothing, especially as used in dialects of northern England.
Nowt appears frequently in Yorkshire speech when someone wants to say that no result came from an effort. Writers use nowt in dialogue to give characters an authentic regional voice from that part of England.
How NOWT is used
Often paired informally with owt, meaning anything, in casual regional speech.
- There was nowt left in the fridge by morning.
- He said nowt during the entire meeting.
- Its nowt to worry about, she reassured him.
- They found nowt of value in the old chest.
- Nowt much happens in the village on a Sunday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOWT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOWT
The 4 tiles of NOWT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NOWT
4 longer words begin with NOWT.
Words with NOWT inside
2 words contain NOWT in the middle. Words that start with NOWT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOWT
Common questions about NOWT
- Is NOWT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOWT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOWT worth?
- NOWT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOWT mean?
- Nothing, especially as used in dialects of northern England.
- What letters can be added to NOWT?
- NOWT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOWT:
Open NOWT in the Word Finder