NERTZ is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NERTZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NERTZ?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NERTZ is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NERTZ
No single letter turns NERTZ into another word.
How NERTZ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NERTZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does NERTZ mean in Scrabble?
interjection
slangarchaic
An old slang interjection expressing scorn, defiance or disbelief, roughly equivalent to nuts or nonsense.
Nertz was an American slang exclamation of the early twentieth century, tossed out to dismiss someone's claim or to show contempt for a situation, much like saying nuts or rubbish today. It functioned as a milder, more comic substitute for a ruder exclamation, popular in cartoons, radio comedy and slangy dialogue of its era. The variant spelling nerts appears just as often in the same old sources, with no difference in meaning between the two forms.
How NERTZ is used
Dated American slang, now heard mainly in old films, comic strips or writing meant to sound old-fashioned.
- Nertz, he muttered, tossing the losing ticket aside.
- She just laughed and said nertz to the whole idea.
- The comic strip character shouted nertz whenever a plan failed.
- Nertz to that, said the old sailor, refusing the offer.
- He answered every excuse with a flat, unimpressed nertz.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NERTZ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NERTZ
Common questions about NERTZ
- Is NERTZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NERTZ, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NERTZ worth?
- NERTZ is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NERTZ mean?
- An old slang interjection expressing scorn, defiance or disbelief, roughly equivalent to nuts or nonsense.
- What letters can be added to NERTZ?
- No single letter can be added to NERTZ to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NERTZ:
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