NY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. NY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NY is to know. It scores 5 from 2 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NY scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in NY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 413.
What stands out about NY
- NY is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NY mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Near; an old form of the word nigh.
How NY is used
- The hour is ny, said the watchman.
- They came ny the walls before dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NY and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NY
Showing 24 of 95 words that begin with NY.
Words ending in NY
Showing 24 of 445 words that end in NY. Useful as a back hook: play NY onto a word already on the board.
Words with NY inside
Showing 24 of 570 words that contain NY somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about NY
- Is NY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NY is not in it.
- How many points is NY worth?
- NY is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NY mean?
- Near; an old form of the word nigh.
- What letters can be added to NY?
- NY takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of NY:
Open NY in the Word Finder