NOYAU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NOYAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOYAU?
| 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 NOYAU is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOYAU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOYAU scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOYAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does NOYAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A French liqueur made from brandy flavoured with bitter almonds or the kernels of stone fruits such as peaches and apricots.
Distillers steep the crushed kernels found inside peach, apricot or cherry stones in brandy, and it is these bitter-almond-tasting kernels that give noyau its name, from the French word for a stone or pit. The kernels naturally contain a compound that breaks down to release a faint almond flavour, so the finished liqueur tastes strongly of marzipan even though no true almonds are used. Noyau was especially popular in eighteenth and nineteenth century Europe as an after-dinner cordial, served in small glasses to finish a meal.
How NOYAU is used
A specialised term from the world of spirits and cordials, met mainly in cookery and drinks writing about traditional French liqueurs.
- The old recipe called for a splash of noyau in the custard.
- She served small glasses of noyau after the dinner party.
- The distillery still bottles a noyau made from apricot stones.
- His grandmother's pantry always held a dusty bottle of noyau.
- A hint of noyau gave the dessert its almond-like flavour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOYAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOYAU
2 longer words begin with NOYAU.
Shorter words from the letters in NOYAU
Common questions about NOYAU
- Is NOYAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOYAU, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOYAU worth?
- NOYAU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOYAU mean?
- A French liqueur made from brandy flavoured with bitter almonds or the kernels of stone fruits such as peaches and apricots.
- What letters can be added to NOYAU?
- NOYAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOYAU:
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