What does NO mean?

Pronunciation
/noʊ/
Letters
2
Scrabble score
2
Words With Friends score
3
How common
Very common

Meaning

adverb

  1. referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present“he was no heavier than a child”
  2. not in any degree or manner; not at all“he is no better today”
  3. used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement“no, you are wrong”

noun

  1. a negative“his no was loud and clear”

adjective

  1. quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of“we have no bananas”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

nos3noes4

Anagrams of NO

on2

Anagrams of NO

Word lists

Questions

Is NO a valid word in word games?

NO is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is NO worth?

NO is worth 2 points with Scrabble letter values and 3 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.