Is NECTAROUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NECTAROUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NECTAROUS mean?
- adjective
extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant
“a nectarous drink”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 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 NECTAROUS
NECTAROUS 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.
Anagrams of NECTAROUS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NECTAROUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- courantes11
- courtesan11
- outrances11
- ancestor10
- centaurs10
- construe10
- counters10
- courante10
- courants10
- enactors10
- nacreous10
- outraces10
- outrance10
- recounts10
- recusant10
- trounces10
- uncrates10
- acerous9
- acetous9
- canoers9
- canters9
- cantors9
- carnets9
- carouse9
- cartons9
- centaur9
- coarsen9
- coaster9
- coaters9
- conatus9
- contras9
- contuse9
- conures9
- corneas9
- cornets9
- cornute9
- coteaus9
- counter9
- courant9
- couters9
- cratons9
- cretons9
- croutes9
- cuatros9
- curates9
- enactor9
- encrust9
- narcose9
- nectars9
- nutcase9
- octanes9
- ouncers9
- outrace9
- recants9
- recoats9
- recount9
- retcons9
- scanter9
- scouter9
- suncare9
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