NOYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. NOYS 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NOYS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOYS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOYS
No single letter turns NOYS into another word.
How NOYS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does NOYS mean in Scrabble?
NOYS is the present-tense form of NOY used with he, she and it.
NOY(verb) — To annoy or vex someone, an archaic word later extended into modern annoy.
Anagrams of NOYS
The 4 tiles of NOYS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOYS
1 longer words begin with NOYS.
Words ending in NOYS
2 words end in NOYS. Useful as a back hook: play NOYS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NOYS
Common questions about NOYS
- Is NOYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NOYS is not in it.
- How many points is NOYS worth?
- NOYS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NOYS?
- No single letter can be added to NOYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOYS:
Open NOYS in the Word Finder