NOYANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOYANCES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOYANCES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOYANCES is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOYANCES
No single letter turns NOYANCES into another word.
How NOYANCES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NOYANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOYANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOYANCES mean in Scrabble?
NOYANCES is the plural of NOYANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOYANCES
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Common questions about NOYANCES
- Is NOYANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOYANCES is not in it.
- How many points is NOYANCES worth?
- NOYANCES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NOYANCES?
- No single letter can be added to NOYANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NOYANCES:
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