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Is NOD a Scrabble word?

Yes. NOD is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To incline the head up and down, as to indicate agreement.

  2. To briefly incline the head downwards as a cursory greeting.

  3. To sway, move up and down.

  4. To gradually fall asleep.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

  2. A reference or allusion to something.

  3. A nomination.

    “For the fifth time in her career she received a Grammy nod, she has yet to win the award.”

  4. Approval.

    “The plan is expected to get the nod from councillors at the next meeting.”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: nod via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English nodden, probably from an unrecorded Old English *hnodian (“to nod, shake the head”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnodōn, from Proto-Germanic *hnudōną (“to beat, rivet, pound, push”), from Proto-Indo-European *kendʰ-, from *ken- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”).

NOD at a glance

NOD has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + D 2) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,415 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NOD

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Same last three letters as NOD. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SYNOD9
  • PERNOD9
  • SNOD5

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