Is NOURISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOURISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOURISHES mean?
Nourishes is a form of NOURISH.
- verb
provide with nourishment
“We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
- verb
give nourishment to
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 NOURISHES
NOURISHES 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 NOURISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inrushes11
- onrushes11
- unhorses11
- heinous10
- heroins10
- horsies10
- hosiers10
- housers10
- housier10
- inshore10
- noshers10
- nourish10
- senhors10
- shiners10
- shrines10
- sourish10
- unhorse10
- heroin9
- herons9
- hisser9
- hoises9
- honers9
- horses9
- horsie9
- hosers9
- hosier9
- houris9
- houser9
- houses9
- inrush9
- nosher9
- noshes9
- onrush9
- rhesus9
- rhinos9
- rhuses9
- roshis9
- rushes9
- senhor9
- shiers9
- shiner9
- shines9
- shires9
- shoers9
- shores9
- shrine9
- ushers9
- neurosis8
- resinous8
- heirs8
- herns8
- heron8
- heros8
- hires8
- hoers8
- hoise8
- honer8
- hones8
- horns8
- horse8
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