What NOVAS Means
NOVAS is a form of NOVA, which means:
- noun: a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
NOVAS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as N1 O1 V4 A1 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In NOVAS
23 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (12)
2 letter words (7)
Longer Words Containing NOVAS
NOVAS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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