Is NOSEDIVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOSEDIVING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOSEDIVING mean?
Nosediving is a form of NOSEDIVE.
- noun
a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline
“the stock took a nosedive”
- noun
a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft
- verb
plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + S (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NOSEDIVING
NOSEDIVING 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 NOSEDIVING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- devising13
- dovening13
- videoing13
- veinings12
- visioned12
- divings12
- vending12
- voiding12
- diosgenin11
- envision11
- divines11
- sieving11
- veining11
- viseing11
- diving11
- indigens10
- indigoes10
- venison10
- devons10
- divine10
- dovens10
- givens10
- nevoid10
- ogives10
- videos10
- vining10
- vising10
- dingies9
- dingoes9
- dinings9
- endings9
- indigen9
- indigos9
- sending9
- envois9
- ovines9
- venins9
- vision9
- devis9
- devon9
- dives9
- doven9
- doves9
- given9
- gives9
- ivied9
- ogive9
- vends9
- video9
- vined9
- vised9
- vogie9
- voids9
- insigne8
- iodines8
- ionised8
- noising8
- seining8
- deigns8
- design8
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