NESH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. NESH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NESH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NESH is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NESH
No single letter turns NESH into another word.
How NESH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NESH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about NESH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 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 NESH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
dialect
Unusually sensitive to cold or physically weak and delicate.
Nesh is heard chiefly in parts of the English Midlands and north, where speakers use it to describe someone who complains readily about chilly weather. Grandparents often tease younger relatives for being nesh whenever they reach for an extra layer of clothing.
How NESH is used
Typically used in casual conversation rather than formal or written English.
- Stop being so nesh and put your coat on properly.
- He always feels nesh whenever autumn arrives early.
- Her grandmother called her nesh for shivering indoors.
- The children were teased for acting nesh during the mild frost.
- Nobody wanted to seem nesh in front of the hikers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NESH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NESH
The 4 tiles of NESH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NESH
4 longer words begin with NESH.
Words with NESH inside
14 words contain NESH in the middle. Words that start with NESH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NESH
Common questions about NESH
- Is NESH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NESH, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NESH worth?
- NESH is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NESH mean?
- Unusually sensitive to cold or physically weak and delicate.
- What letters can be added to NESH?
- No single letter can be added to NESH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NESH:
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