Is NOTORIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOTORIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOTORIOUS mean?
- adjective
known widely and usually unfavorably
“a notorious gangster”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + T (1) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NOTORIOUS
NOTORIOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NOTORIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nitroso7
- nitrous7
- riotous7
- torsion7
- turions7
- unroots7
- intros6
- nitros6
- orison6
- outros6
- outsin6
- rutins6
- suitor6
- torous6
- turion6
- unroot6
- inros5
- intro5
- irons5
- nitro5
- noirs5
- noris5
- nutso5
- ornis5
- outro5
- riots5
- roost5
- roots5
- rosin5
- rosti5
- rotis5
- rotos5
- roust5
- routs5
- ruins5
- runts5
- rutin5
- snoot5
- snort5
- snout5
- stour5
- suint5
- tiros5
- tonus5
- toons5
- toros5
- torsi5
- torso5
- torus5
- tours5
- trios5
- trois5
- turns5
- units5
- inro4
- into4
- ions4
- iron4
- nits4
- noir4
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