Is NUBUCK valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUBUCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NUBUCK worth?

NUBUCK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NUBUCK?

NUBUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

NUBUCK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. NUBUCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

n1u1b3u1c3k5

PlayableNUBUCK · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

19points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 8,278 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept NUBUCK?

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: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.17%

Our own measure of how useful NUBUCK is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NUBUCK

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

nubucks15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NUBUCK scores

Scrabble n1u1b3u1c3k5 14

Words with Friends n2u2b4u2c4k5 19

Face value of the 6 tiles in NUBUCK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
n	1	6
u	2	4
b	1	2
c	1	2
k	1	1

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.

Words starting with NUBUCK

nubucks15

1 longer words begin with NUBUCK.

Shorter words from the letters in NUBUCK

bucku13 buck12 bunk10 knub10 cub7 bun5 nub5 nu2 un2

Common questions about NUBUCK

Is NUBUCK valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUBUCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is NUBUCK worth?: NUBUCK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NUBUCK?: NUBUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NUBUCK:

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