NOSY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NOSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOSY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOSY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOSY
No single letter turns NOSY into another word.
How NOSY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
What does NOSY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Excessively curious about the private affairs of other people.
A nosy coworker might ask too many personal questions during a casual conversation at the office. Neighbors sometimes gain a reputation for being nosy when they constantly watch comings and goings on the street.
How NOSY is used
Often used with mild disapproval when describing a persons behavior.
- Their nosy neighbor watched every visitor who arrived.
- He felt embarrassed by his nosy questions at dinner.
- The nosy clerk read the label before ringing it up.
- She hated how nosy her cousins could be at parties.
- A nosy passerby stopped to listen to their conversation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOSY
The 4 tiles of NOSY in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in NOSY
3 words end in NOSY. Useful as a back hook: play NOSY onto a word already on the board.
Words with NOSY inside
16 words contain NOSY in the middle. Words that start with NOSY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOSY
Common questions about NOSY
- Is NOSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOSY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOSY worth?
- NOSY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOSY mean?
- Excessively curious about the private affairs of other people.
- What letters can be added to NOSY?
- No single letter can be added to NOSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOSY:
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