5-Letter Words With NOU
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With NOU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With NOU 8 words
How often does NOU appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 five-letter words containing NOU. They average 6.3 points and the best is KNOUT (9 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 6.3
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- t 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word containing NOU
k 5n 1o 1u 1t 1
K 5 + N 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
knout
- nouna whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners
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How many five-letter words containing NOU are there?
There are 8 five-letter words containing NOU in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word containing NOU?
KNOUT is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NOUNY (8), NOUPS (7), NOULD (6).
Which rare five-letter words containing NOU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NOUNY (8), NOUPS (7), NOULD (6), NOULE (5). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.