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NUBS

4 letters, 6 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What NUBS Means

NUBS is a form of NUB, which means:

  1. noun: a small lump or protuberance
  2. noun: a small piece“a nub of coal”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

NUBS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as N1 U1 B3 S1.

Anagrams of NUBS (2)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In NUBS

10 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.

3 letter words (7)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing NUBS

NUBS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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