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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
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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