Is NOURISH a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOURISH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOURISH mean?
- verb
provide with nourishment
“We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
- verb
give nourishment to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 10 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 NOURISH
NOURISH 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 NOURISH
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- houris9
- inrush9
- onrush9
- rhinos9
- horns8
- houri8
- hours8
- rhino8
- roshi8
- shiur8
- shorn8
- hins7
- hisn7
- hons7
- horn7
- hour7
- huns7
- nosh7
- rhos7
- rhus7
- rush7
- shin7
- shri7
- shun7
- sinh7
- hin6
- his6
- hon6
- hos6
- hun6
- noh6
- ohs6
- rho6
- sho6
- soh6
- inros5
- irons5
- noirs5
- noris5
- ornis5
- rosin5
- ruins5
- hi5
- ho5
- oh5
- sh5
- uh5
- inro4
- ions4
- iron4
- noir4
- nori4
- nous4
- onus4
- ours4
- rins4
- ruin4
- runs4
- sori4
- sorn4
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