NUTS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NUTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUTS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUTS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUTS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NUTS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NUTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about NUTS
- The same 4 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
What does NUTS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Crazy or foolish; not making sense.
Calling a plan or a person nuts is an informal way of saying it seems mad or irrational, as in the whole idea sounds nuts to me. English keeps this separate sense of nuts alongside its ordinary meaning as the plural of nut.
How NUTS is used
Informal, spoken usage; not appropriate in formal writing.
- The whole plan sounded nuts to everyone at the table.
- He must be nuts to drive in this weather.
- She went nuts when she heard the news.
- It's nuts to spend that much on a single ticket.
- They thought I was nuts for walking home in the storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUTS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NUTS
The 4 tiles of NUTS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NUTS
9 longer words begin with NUTS.
Words ending in NUTS
Showing 24 of 36 words that end in NUTS. Useful as a back hook: play NUTS onto a word already on the board.
Words with NUTS inside
1 words contain NUTS in the middle. Words that start with NUTS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NUTS
Common questions about NUTS
- Is NUTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUTS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUTS worth?
- NUTS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUTS mean?
- Crazy or foolish; not making sense.
- What letters can be added to NUTS?
- NUTS takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NUTS:
Open NUTS in the Word Finder