NURTURANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NURTURANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NURTURANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NURTURANCE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NURTURANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nurturancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NURTURANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NURTURANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NURTURANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NURTURANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Care, affection and support given to help someone grow and thrive.
Nurturance is a more psychological word than nurture, common in writing on parenting and child development. It stresses warmth and attention rather than food or shelter alone.
How NURTURANCE is used
Nurturance is used in psychology and education.
- Children flourish when given steady nurturance.
- The study linked early nurturance to confidence.
- Her nurturance of the young team was widely praised.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NURTURANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NURTURANCE
1 longer words begin with NURTURANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in NURTURANCE
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Common questions about NURTURANCE
- Is NURTURANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NURTURANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NURTURANCE worth?
- NURTURANCE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NURTURANCE mean?
- Care, affection and support given to help someone grow and thrive.
- What letters can be added to NURTURANCE?
- NURTURANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NURTURANCE:
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