NASOGASTRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NASOGASTRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NASOGASTRIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NASOGASTRIC is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NASOGASTRIC
No single letter turns NASOGASTRIC into another word.
How NASOGASTRIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NASOGASTRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NASOGASTRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NASOGASTRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or passing through the nose into the stomach, as a feeding tube does.
Nasogastric most often appears in the phrase nasogastric tube, a thin tube used to feed a patient or to empty the stomach. Hospitals reach for it when someone cannot swallow safely.
How NASOGASTRIC is used
Used in hospital and nursing settings.
- The nurse inserted a nasogastric tube to feed the patient.
- Nasogastric feeding continued for two weeks after surgery.
- A nasogastric line was placed before the operation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NASOGASTRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NASOGASTRIC
- Is NASOGASTRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NASOGASTRIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NASOGASTRIC worth?
- NASOGASTRIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NASOGASTRIC mean?
- Relating to or passing through the nose into the stomach, as a feeding tube does.
- What letters can be added to NASOGASTRIC?
- No single letter can be added to NASOGASTRIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NASOGASTRIC:
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