NAUSEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NAUSEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAUSEOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAUSEOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAUSEOUS
No single letter turns NAUSEOUS into another word.
How NAUSEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAUSEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAUSEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NAUSEOUS
- NAUSEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NAUSEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling sick and about to vomit, or causing a feeling of sickness and disgust.
Nauseous is commonly used for the person who feels ill, as in "I feel nauseous". Careful writers still sometimes reserve it for what causes the feeling, such as a nauseous smell, and prefer nauseated for the sufferer.
How NAUSEOUS is used
Nauseous is used both for feeling sick and, in stricter style, for things that cause sickness.
- The long bus ride made me feel nauseous.
- A nauseous odour came from the drain.
- He grew nauseous at the sight of blood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAUSEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAUSEOUS
3 longer words begin with NAUSEOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NAUSEOUS
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Common questions about NAUSEOUS
- Is NAUSEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAUSEOUS, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAUSEOUS worth?
- NAUSEOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAUSEOUS mean?
- Feeling sick and about to vomit, or causing a feeling of sickness and disgust.
- What letters can be added to NAUSEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NAUSEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAUSEOUS:
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