5-Letter Words With NUB
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With NUB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With NUB 4 words
How often does NUB appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 five-letter words containing NUB. They average 9.3 points and the best is NUBBY (12 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.3
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- a 25%
- y 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ia25%
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 NUB
n 1u 1b 3b 3y 4
N 1 + U 1 + B 3 + B 3 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nubby
- adjectiveof textiles; having a rough surface“a sweater knitted of nubbly homespun yarns”
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How many five-letter words containing NUB are there?
There are 4 five-letter words containing NUB 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 NUB?
NUBBY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KNUBS (11), SNUBS (7), NUBIA (7).
Which rare five-letter words containing NUB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include KNUBS (11), NUBIA (7). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.