NARE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. NARE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NARE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NARE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about NARE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A nostril, one of the two external openings of the nose.
Nare is an old and now rarely used word for a nostril, surviving chiefly in older medical and literary writing rather than in ordinary modern speech; the more common modern word is simply nostril. Because nare sounds close to other everyday words, it is easy to overlook as a genuine, if uncommon, English term.
How NARE is used
Archaic; found in older anatomical description and in literary or poetic writing rather than modern conversation.
- The old text describes air passing through the nare.
- A scar marked the edge of his left nare.
- The poem speaks of breath drawn through a trembling nare.
- The physician examined each nare in turn.
- Cold air stung the inside of her nare.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NARE
The 4 tiles of NARE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NARE
1 longer words begin with NARE.
Words ending in NARE
4 words end in NARE. Useful as a back hook: play NARE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NARE inside
20 words contain NARE in the middle. Words that start with NARE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NARE
Common questions about NARE
- Is NARE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NARE is not in it.
- How many points is NARE worth?
- NARE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARE mean?
- A nostril, one of the two external openings of the nose.
- What letters can be added to NARE?
- NARE takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NARE:
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