NUBBLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUBBLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUBBLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUBBLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUBBLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUBBLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NUBBLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does NUBBLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A small lump or knob, or a small rough protuberance on a surface.
Nubble is a diminutive related to knob and nub, and it describes a little bump of coal, wood or stone. The same word has also been used as a verb in dialect speech, meaning to beat or bruise with the fist. It is uncommon today and is most often met in older regional writing and in word games.
How NUBBLE is used
Rare; mainly dialect and older writing.
- A nubble of coal fell from the cart.
- He felt a small nubble under the cloth.
- The carved stick ended in a rough nubble.
- She picked a nubble of clay from the bank.
- The old farmer called each little lump a nubble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUBBLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUBBLE
2 longer words begin with NUBBLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NUBBLE
Common questions about NUBBLE
- Is NUBBLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUBBLE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUBBLE worth?
- NUBBLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUBBLE mean?
- A small lump or knob, or a small rough protuberance on a surface.
- What letters can be added to NUBBLE?
- NUBBLE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NUBBLE:
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