NUBIA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NUBIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUBIA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUBIA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUBIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nubiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUBIA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NUBIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does NUBIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A light, loosely knitted or crocheted scarf or hood, worn by women mainly in the nineteenth century to cover the head and neck.
Made of fine wool or silk, a nubia was worked in an open, airy stitch that let it drape softly over a bonnet or the bare head, giving warmth without the bulk of a heavier shawl. Fashion plates of the period regularly show one draped loosely around the shoulders as well as the head, and pattern books of the time gave instructions for knitting or crocheting a nubia at home.
How NUBIA is used
An old-fashioned word for a piece of women's headwear, met mainly in descriptions of historical dress.
- She wrapped a pale blue nubia around her head against the wind.
- The portrait shows the young woman wearing a knitted nubia over her bonnet.
- A fine wool nubia kept her ears warm on the carriage ride.
- Old fashion plates often picture a lady in a lace nubia.
- Her grandmother kept a hand-crocheted nubia in a drawer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUBIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NUBIA
The 5 tiles of NUBIA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NUBIA
1 longer words begin with NUBIA.
Words with NUBIA inside
6 words contain NUBIA in the middle. Words that start with NUBIA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NUBIA
Common questions about NUBIA
- Is NUBIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUBIA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUBIA worth?
- NUBIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUBIA mean?
- A light, loosely knitted or crocheted scarf or hood, worn by women mainly in the nineteenth century to cover the head and neck.
- What letters can be added to NUBIA?
- NUBIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NUBIA:
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