NEARSIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NEARSIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEARSIDE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEARSIDE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEARSIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nearsidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEARSIDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEARSIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEARSIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEARSIDE
- The same 8 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 NEARSIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The side of a vehicle nearest the kerb, which in Britain is the left.
Drivers in Britain speak of the nearside when they mean the passenger side of the car. The word depends on which side of the road traffic keeps to. For horses it traditionally meant the left side, from which a rider mounts.
How NEARSIDE is used
Nearside is common in British driving and car-repair language.
- The nearside tyre was almost flat.
- Pull in so that the nearside is by the kerb.
- A dent ran along the nearside of the van.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEARSIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEARSIDE
The 8 tiles of NEARSIDE in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NEARSIDE
1 longer words begin with NEARSIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEARSIDE
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Common questions about NEARSIDE
- Is NEARSIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEARSIDE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEARSIDE worth?
- NEARSIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEARSIDE mean?
- The side of a vehicle nearest the kerb, which in Britain is the left.
- What letters can be added to NEARSIDE?
- NEARSIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEARSIDE:
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