NURL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NURL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NURL?
| 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 NURL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NURL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NURL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NURL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does NURL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A series of small ridges cut or pressed into metal to give a better grip.
A nurl is found on the edge of a coin, a dial, or the head of a screw, where fine parallel grooves stop fingers from slipping. The word nurl also names the process and the tool used to cut this pattern into metal.
How NURL is used
Technical term in manufacturing and machining; a common variant spelling is knurl.
- The knob had a fine nurl for a firmer grip.
- He cut a nurl into the edge of the dial.
- The coin's nurl helped tell it apart by touch.
- A worn nurl made the screw head slippery.
- The lathe operator added a nurl to the handle.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NURL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NURL
3 longer words begin with NURL.
Words ending in NURL
1 words end in NURL. Useful as a back hook: play NURL onto a word already on the board.
Words with NURL inside
7 words contain NURL in the middle. Words that start with NURL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NURL
Common questions about NURL
- Is NURL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NURL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NURL worth?
- NURL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NURL mean?
- A series of small ridges cut or pressed into metal to give a better grip.
- What letters can be added to NURL?
- NURL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NURL:
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