Is NUB a Scrabble word?
Yes. NUB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning A small knob or lump.
Noun 4 meanings
A small knob or lump.
The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
“What do you think is the nub of the problem?”
A pointing stick.
A passage of Shakespearean blank verse.
Verb 4 meanings
To hit the ball weakly.
To push; to nudge.
To beckon.
To extemporize a passage of Shakespearean blank verse
Etymology
Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.
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NUB at a glance
NUB has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (N 1 + U 1 + B 3) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #48,085 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -NUB
More endings- SNUB6
- KNUB10
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