Is NOWADAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOWADAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOWADAYS mean?
- noun
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
“that is enough for the present”
- adverb
in these times
“it is solely by their language that the upper classes nowadays are distinguished”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + W (4) + A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 NOWADAYS
NOWADAYS 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 NOWADAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- noways12
- downy12
- wynds12
- noway11
- snowy11
- yawns11
- wady11
- wynd11
- away10
- awny10
- sway10
- wany10
- ways10
- wyns10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- yows10
- adown9
- dawns9
- donsy9
- downs9
- sandy9
- synod9
- wands9
- woads9
- way9
- wyn9
- yaw9
- yow9
- dawn8
- daws8
- days8
- down8
- dows8
- wads8
- wand8
- woad8
- yods8
- yond8
- awns7
- nays7
- nosy7
- nows7
- owns7
- sawn7
- snaw7
- snow7
- sown7
- soya7
- swan7
- wans7
- wons7
- daw7
- day7
- dow7
- wad7
- yod7
- donas6
- nadas6
- any6
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