NERTS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NERTS 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 NERTS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NERTS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NERTS
Front hooks — 1
inertsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NERTS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NERTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about NERTS
- The same 5 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 NERTS mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informalNorth Americanarchaic
An old-fashioned exclamation expressing scorn, refusal, or disbelief.
Nerts was a favorite way to wave off an idea with scorn, roughly equivalent to today's nuts or forget it. It thrived in American slang of the early twentieth century, often shouted in frustration or tossed out as a dismissive comeback. Saying nerts to a plan meant rejecting it outright, without bothering to explain why. The word has faded from everyday speech and now sounds distinctly dated whenever it turns up in old writing or film dialogue.
How NERTS is used
Dated American slang, now heard mostly in old films or writing set in the early twentieth century.
- Nerts, he muttered, when the bus pulled away without him.
- She threw up her hands and said nerts to the whole plan.
- Nerts to that idea, the old man grumbled from his chair.
- When the game ended in a tie, one player just sighed, nerts.
- Nerts, I forgot my keys again, he said, patting his pockets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NERTS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NERTS
The 5 tiles of NERTS in a different order — 3 found.
Words ending in NERTS
1 words end in NERTS. Useful as a back hook: play NERTS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NERTS
Common questions about NERTS
- Is NERTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NERTS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NERTS worth?
- NERTS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NERTS mean?
- An old-fashioned exclamation expressing scorn, refusal, or disbelief.
- What letters can be added to NERTS?
- NERTS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NERTS:
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