NESTOR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NESTOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NESTOR?
| 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 NESTOR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NESTOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nestorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NESTOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NESTOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,372.
What stands out about NESTOR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 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 NESTOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An old and wise man, especially one whose long experience makes him a trusted adviser to younger people.
The word nestor keeps the name of the elderly counselor Nestor from Homer's Iliad, whose long life and sound judgment made him the man that younger warriors turned to for advice. Lowercase nestor extended that image into ordinary speech, so a business, a sport or a profession can have its own nestor once someone in it is both old and widely respected for wisdom. The sense is always positive: it praises long experience, not merely old age. A nestor is judged by the value of the counsel he gives, not by rank or title.
How NESTOR is used
Formal and literary in tone; applied to a senior figure in a field whose long experience earns special respect.
- Every generation of the firm turned to its own nestor for guidance before a big decision.
- At eighty he was still writing, and colleagues called him the nestor of the department.
- The young reporters listened closely whenever the nestor of the newsroom spoke.
- She interviewed the nestor of local politics, a man who had advised six mayors.
- Historians of the sport still quote the old nestor who trained three champions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NESTOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NESTOR
The 6 tiles of NESTOR in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with NESTOR
1 longer words begin with NESTOR.
Shorter words from the letters in NESTOR
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Common questions about NESTOR
- Is NESTOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NESTOR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NESTOR worth?
- NESTOR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NESTOR mean?
- An old and wise man, especially one whose long experience makes him a trusted adviser to younger people.
- What letters can be added to NESTOR?
- NESTOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NESTOR:
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