Is NUISANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NUISANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NUISANCES mean?
Nuisances is a form of NUISANCE.
- noun
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
- noun
a bothersome annoying person
“that kid is a terrible pain”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 NUISANCES
NUISANCES 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 NUISANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- issuance10
- nuisance10
- canines9
- caseins9
- cassine9
- encinas9
- incases9
- incuses9
- nuances9
- uncases9
- usances9
- acinus8
- canine8
- cannie8
- casein8
- causes8
- census8
- cuisse8
- encina8
- incase8
- incuse8
- nuance8
- saices8
- sauces8
- scenas8
- uncase8
- unciae8
- usance8
- siennas7
- acnes7
- ascus7
- cains7
- canes7
- cases7
- casus7
- cause7
- cines7
- incus7
- saice7
- sauce7
- scans7
- scena7
- sices7
- since7
- uncia7
- unica7
- anises6
- anuses6
- ennuis6
- inanes6
- insane6
- sanies6
- sansei6
- sennas6
- sienna6
- sunnas6
- usneas6
- aces6
- acne6
- asci6
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