NUDZH is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. NUDZH is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept NUDZH?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUDZH is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUDZH
No single letter turns NUDZH into another word.
How NUDZH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NUDZH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does NUDZH mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To nag or pester someone repeatedly and mildly, usually about something small.
To nudzh someone is to keep reminding or prodding them in a low-key, persistent way rather than making one forceful demand, and the word carries a slightly affectionate or exasperated tone rather than real anger. It comes from Yiddish and is also spelled noodge, and can likewise serve as a noun for the person doing the nagging.
How NUDZH is used
Informal; common in American English conversation, especially among speakers familiar with Yiddish-derived vocabulary.
- Stop trying to nudzh me into finishing the report early.
- She likes to nudzh her brother about calling their parents more often.
- He'll nudzh you for weeks if you forget to return his book.
- I had to nudzh the committee twice before they set a meeting date.
- Their mother would nudzh them gently until the chores got done.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUDZH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUDZH
3 longer words begin with NUDZH.
Shorter words from the letters in NUDZH
Common questions about NUDZH
- Is NUDZH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUDZH is not in it.
- How many points is NUDZH worth?
- NUDZH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUDZH mean?
- To nag or pester someone repeatedly and mildly, usually about something small.
- What letters can be added to NUDZH?
- No single letter can be added to NUDZH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NUDZH:
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