NOY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOY 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 6 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOY is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What stands out about NOY
- The same 3 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 NOY mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicliterary
To annoy or vex someone, an archaic word later extended into modern annoy.
Noy is the older, shortened ancestor of the modern word annoy, used by poets such as Spenser before the prefix an- became fixed to the front of the word. As a noun, the same word once named the thing that causes the annoyance.
How NOY is used
Archaic and literary; modern English uses annoy.
- The constant dripping did noy him all night.
- She tried not to let his teasing noy her.
- Nothing seemed to noy the old dog, not even thunder.
- The knight endured every noy without complaint.
- Small delays began to noy the whole company.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOY
The 3 tiles of NOY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NOY
14 longer words begin with NOY.
Words ending in NOY
2 words end in NOY. Useful as a back hook: play NOY onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOY inside
20 words contain NOY in the middle. Words that start with NOY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOY
Common questions about NOY
- Is NOY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOY is not in it.
- How many points is NOY worth?
- NOY is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOY mean?
- To annoy or vex someone, an archaic word later extended into modern annoy.
- What letters can be added to NOY?
- NOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NOY:
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