/nɑm/
interjectionverb

Is NOM a Scrabble word?

Yes. NOM is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To eat with noisy enjoyment.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Short form of various words.

NOM at a glance

NOM has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + M 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #21,376 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NOM

More endings

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

  • VENOM10
  • PHENOM13
  • ANTIVENOM14
  • GENOM8
  • ENVENOM12
  • GRANNOM10
  • OUTVENOM13

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