NOSTALGIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NOSTALGIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOSTALGIC?
| 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 NOSTALGIC is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOSTALGIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nostalgicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOSTALGIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOSTALGIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOSTALGIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NOSTALGIC
- All 9 letters of NOSTALGIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NOSTALGIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling or causing a wistful longing for the past.
A nostalgic mood often arrives with an old song, a smell or a faded photograph. Being nostalgic is rarely bitter; it mixes warmth with the ache that those days cannot return.
How NOSTALGIC is used
Used about people, memories, music, films and objects that call up an earlier time.
- The old photographs made him nostalgic for his childhood.
- She played a nostalgic tune on the piano.
- Fans watched the nostalgic reunion concert with tears.
- There is a nostalgic charm about the little railway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOSTALGIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOSTALGIC
The 9 tiles of NOSTALGIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NOSTALGIC
2 longer words begin with NOSTALGIC.
Shorter words from the letters in NOSTALGIC
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Common questions about NOSTALGIC
- Is NOSTALGIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOSTALGIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOSTALGIC worth?
- NOSTALGIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOSTALGIC mean?
- Feeling or causing a wistful longing for the past.
- What letters can be added to NOSTALGIC?
- NOSTALGIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOSTALGIC:
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