NYSSAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYSSAS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NYSSAS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYSSAS is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYSSAS
No single letter turns NYSSAS into another word.
How NYSSAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NYSSAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,759 thousand.
What stands out about NYSSAS
- NYSSAS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NYSSAS
Common questions about NYSSAS
- Is NYSSAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYSSAS is not in it.
- How many points is NYSSAS worth?
- NYSSAS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NYSSAS?
- No single letter can be added to NYSSAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NYSSAS:
Open NYSSAS in the Word Finder