NUR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points

It depends on the list you play by. NUR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 3 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept NUR?

Word power: 38 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NUR is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NUR

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NUR scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in NUR, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.

What stands out about NUR

• The same 3 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

Anagrams of NUR

The 3 tiles of NUR in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with NUR

Showing 24 of 61 words that begin with NUR.

Words ending in NUR

2 words end in NUR. Useful as a back hook: play NUR onto a word already on the board.

Words with NUR inside

Showing 24 of 165 words that contain NUR somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NUR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in NUR

Common questions about NUR

Is NUR valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUR is not in it.

How many points is NUR worth?

NUR is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NUR?

NUR takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.