NARIS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NARIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARIS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARIS
No single letter turns NARIS into another word.
How NARIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NARIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about NARIS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 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 NARIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Either of the two external openings of the nose through which air passes.
A naris is one of the two openings at the front of the nose through which air is drawn in and pushed out. Doctors and anatomists use the singular naris when discussing one nostril specifically, reserving the plural nares for both together. The size and shape of each naris can affect how easily a person breathes through the nose. Surgeons sometimes need to reshape a naris to correct a blockage or an old injury.
How NARIS is used
A technical, anatomical term used mainly by doctors and in medical writing rather than casual speech.
- The surgeon examined the left naris before the procedure.
- Air passes through each naris on its way to the lungs.
- A narrow naris can make breathing through the nose more difficult.
- The anatomy chart labeled the naris and the surrounding cartilage.
- Doctors sometimes widen a naris to correct a breathing problem.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NARIS
The 5 tiles of NARIS in a different order — 4 found.
Words with NARIS inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain NARIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NARIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NARIS
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Common questions about NARIS
- Is NARIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARIS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARIS worth?
- NARIS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARIS mean?
- Either of the two external openings of the nose through which air passes.
- What letters can be added to NARIS?
- No single letter can be added to NARIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NARIS:
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