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Is NAUTILUS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NAUTILUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NAUTILUS mean?

  1. noun

    a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power

  2. noun

    cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells

  3. noun

    cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

8

Letters

N (1) + A (1) + U (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for NAUTILUS

NAUTILUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from NAUTILUS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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