Unscramble nos

Unscramble NOS and you have 7 words, NOS itself among them: it scores 3 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. It has 2 anagrams, each with the same 3 points: ONS and SON. The 3 letters split into 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

N₁²O₁S₁

Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.

Possible Words From nos

Counting the words from NOS by length: 3 with 3 letters and 4 with 2.

3 Letter Words You Can Make with nos

NOS and 2 anagrams, SON and ONS, make up the 3-letter words in NOS; each scores 3 points.

2 Letter Words You Can Make with nos

All 4 of the 2-letter words made with NOS letters score 2 points. ON, NO and SO are the ones most people know.

Change One Tile in NOS

These 6 words have the length of NOS, with one letter different:

O I gives SIN · unscramble sin
S I gives ION · unscramble ion
N C gives SOC · unscramble soc
N T gives SOT · words from sot
N S gives SOS · words from sos
N D gives DOS · unscramble dos

More 3-letter words: starting with N · ending in OS · all 3-letter words

What the Best NOS Words Mean

What NOS means, then the 6 highest-scoring answers.

Scrabble · Words With Friends points

NOS 3 · 4: a negative reply
ONS 3 · 4: the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket
SON 3 · 4: a male child
NO 2 · 3: a negative reply
ON 2 · 3: the side of the wicket where a batsman stands in cricket
OS 2 · 2: a bone
SO 2 · 2: the fifth tone of the diatonic musical scale

Can You Play NOS in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept NOS, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.

Game	Scrabble US	Scrabble UK	Words With Friends*
NOS itself	Yes	Yes	Yes
Answers accepted (of 7)	7	7	7

* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.

No exceptions: all 7 answers are playable in all three.

Longer Words Built on NOS

These 12 words take every letter of NOS plus a single extra one.

NWL2023 CSW24 WWF2