Is NURTURES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NURTURES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NURTURES mean?
Nurtures is a form of NURTURE.
- verb
help develop, help grow
“nurture his talents”
- noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
- verb
look after a child until it is an adult
“raise a family”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
N (1) + U (1) + R (1) + T (1) + U (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 8 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 NURTURES
NURTURES 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 NURTURES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nurture7
- returns7
- turners7
- untruer7
- nurser6
- reruns6
- return6
- suture6
- tuners6
- turner6
- unrest6
- unsure6
- untrue6
- usurer6
- uterus6
- nerts5
- nurse5
- rents5
- rerun5
- ruers5
- runes5
- runts5
- stern5
- surer5
- terns5
- truer5
- trues5
- tuner5
- tunes5
- turns5
- turrs5
- unset5
- erns4
- errs4
- erst4
- nest4
- nets4
- nuts4
- rent4
- rest4
- rets4
- ruer4
- rues4
- rune4
- runs4
- runt4
- ruse4
- rust4
- ruts4
- sent4
- stun4
- suer4
- suet4
- sure4
- tens4
- tern4
- tres4
- true4
- tune4
- tuns4
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