NUBILOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NUBILOUS 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 NUBILOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUBILOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUBILOUS
No single letter turns NUBILOUS into another word.
How NUBILOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUBILOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUBILOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUBILOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Cloudy or misty, and by extension vague or unclear.
A writer may pick nubilous for a sky heavy with cloud, or for an idea whose outline cannot be made out. It is a rare, bookish choice rather than an everyday one.
How NUBILOUS is used
The adjective nubilous is literary and uncommon, found in descriptive or old-fashioned prose.
- The morning arrived grey and nubilous over the harbour.
- His nubilous reply left everyone unsure of his plans.
- A nubilous haze hid the far hills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUBILOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NUBILOUS
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Common questions about NUBILOUS
- Is NUBILOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUBILOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUBILOUS worth?
- NUBILOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUBILOUS mean?
- Cloudy or misty, and by extension vague or unclear.
- What letters can be added to NUBILOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NUBILOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUBILOUS:
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