NERVOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NERVOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NERVOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NERVOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NERVOUS
No single letter turns NERVOUS into another word.
How NERVOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NERVOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
What does NERVOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling anxious, uneasy or easily alarmed; also relating to the nerves.
A nervous person has jittery feelings before a test or a speech, and may fidget or speak quickly. In medicine the nervous system is the network of nerves that carries signals through the body. The word can also describe a quick, restless manner in a horse or a crowd.
How NERVOUS is used
Nervous is used for anxiety in daily speech and for the nerves in medical writing.
- She felt nervous before the interview.
- A nervous laugh broke the silence.
- The brain is part of the nervous system.
- The horse grew nervous in the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NERVOUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NERVOUS
3 longer words begin with NERVOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NERVOUS
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Common questions about NERVOUS
- Is NERVOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NERVOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NERVOUS worth?
- NERVOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NERVOUS mean?
- Feeling anxious, uneasy or easily alarmed; also relating to the nerves.
- What letters can be added to NERVOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NERVOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NERVOUS:
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