NUB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NUB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does NUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
The central point of a matter.
The nub of something is its point, and the word began as a small lump or knob — the sense that survives in the worn end of a pencil. English does this often: a small physical thing becomes the essential part of an argument.
How NUB is used
Countable. Chiefly in the nub of it.
- The nub of the objection is money and always was.
- A nub of chalk left after a whole term.
- The word nub began as a small lump.
- That is the nub of it, and the rest is decoration.
- Two nubs of soap and nothing else in the dish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NUB
The 3 tiles of NUB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NUB
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with NUB.
Words ending in NUB
2 words end in NUB. Useful as a back hook: play NUB onto a word already on the board.
Words with NUB inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain NUB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NUB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NUB
Common questions about NUB
- Is NUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUB, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUB worth?
- NUB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUB mean?
- The central point of a matter.
- What letters can be added to NUB?
- NUB takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NUB:
Open NUB in the Word Finder