NASAL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NASAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NASAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NASAL is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NASAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nasalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NASAL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NASAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about NASAL
- 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 NASAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to the nose, or produced by air passing through the nose.
Nasal describes anything connected to the nose, whether it is a body part, a sound, or a medical condition. A nasal spray delivers medicine directly into the nasal passages to relieve congestion. In language, a nasal sound is made when air escapes out of the nose instead of the mouth, as with the consonants m and n. A cold or infection can give a person's speech a distinctly nasal quality until the blockage clears.
How NASAL is used
Common in everyday speech, medicine and phonetics, describing anything connected with the nose.
- Her nasal voice made it hard to understand her over the phone.
- The doctor prescribed a nasal spray to relieve his congestion.
- Certain French vowels have a distinct nasal quality.
- A nasal infection can spread quickly if left untreated.
- The mask covered his nasal passages completely during the flight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NASAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NASAL
The 5 tiles of NASAL in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NASAL
18 longer words begin with NASAL.
Words ending in NASAL
9 words end in NASAL. Useful as a back hook: play NASAL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NASAL inside
5 words contain NASAL in the middle. Words that start with NASAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NASAL
Common questions about NASAL
- Is NASAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NASAL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NASAL worth?
- NASAL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NASAL mean?
- Relating to the nose, or produced by air passing through the nose.
- What letters can be added to NASAL?
- NASAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NASAL:
Open NASAL in the Word Finder