NISUS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NISUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NISUS?
| 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: 22 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NISUS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NISUS
No single letter turns NISUS into another word.
How NISUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NISUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about NISUS
- The same 5 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 NISUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
A sustained mental or physical effort directed toward reaching a goal.
Nisus captures the feeling of straining steadily toward something just out of reach, whether that means finishing a difficult climb or chasing a lifelong ambition. Writers borrowed the word from Latin, where it described the physical strain of pushing or climbing, and English kept that sense of quiet, purposeful striving. A philosopher might speak of humanity's nisus toward knowledge, while a biographer might describe an artist's tireless nisus for recognition. The word turns up mainly in literary or philosophical writing rather than in casual conversation.
How NISUS is used
Rare and literary, appearing mostly in philosophical or reflective writing about ambition and effort.
- The poem captures the nisus of a young artist striving for recognition.
- Philosophers described the nisus toward self-improvement as innate to human nature.
- Her constant nisus for perfection left little room for rest.
- The essay traces the nisus behind every great scientific discovery.
- He described his ambition as a quiet, steady nisus rather than a sudden burst of energy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NISUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NISUS
The 5 tiles of NISUS in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NISUS
Common questions about NISUS
- Is NISUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NISUS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NISUS worth?
- NISUS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NISUS mean?
- A sustained mental or physical effort directed toward reaching a goal.
- What letters can be added to NISUS?
- No single letter can be added to NISUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NISUS:
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