NERVY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NERVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NERVY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NERVY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NERVY
No single letter turns NERVY into another word.
How NERVY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NERVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does NERVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Nervous, tense, or easily agitated; in North American informal use, bold to the point of being impudent.
In British English, a nervy person is jumpy or on edge, worrying about what might go wrong, and a nervy wait before an exam feels tense and uncomfortable. In North American informal speech, though, nervy shifts almost to the opposite meaning, describing someone whose boldness borders on cheek, such as a nervy request to skip the queue. Context and region usually make clear which sense is meant.
How NERVY is used
Informal in both senses; readers should note that British and North American usage point in nearly opposite directions.
- He felt nervy waiting for the exam results to arrive.
- It was a nervy performance, with the singer visibly shaking on stage.
- Her nervy request to borrow the car again surprised her father.
- The final minutes of the match were a nervy, tense affair.
- Some found his nervy jokes at the funeral simply too bold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NERVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NERVY
Common questions about NERVY
- Is NERVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NERVY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NERVY worth?
- NERVY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NERVY mean?
- Nervous, tense, or easily agitated; in North American informal use, bold to the point of being impudent.
- What letters can be added to NERVY?
- No single letter can be added to NERVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NERVY:
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