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Noses

Q: What does noses mean?

noses is the plural and third-person singular form of nose, which means “the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of nose

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does noses mean?

noun

the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
“he has a cold in the nose”
Synonymsolfactory organ
a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
“the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry”
the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon
“he ducked under the nose of the gun”
a small distance
“my horse lost the race by a nose”
a symbol of inquisitiveness
“keep your nose out of it”
the sense of smell (especially in animals)
“the hound has a good nose”

verb

search or inquire in a meddlesome way
“This guy is always nosing around the office”
Synonymsintrudehorn inpry poke
advance the forward part of with caution
“She nosed the car into the left lane”
catch the scent of; get wind of
“The dog nosed out the drugs”
Synonymsscent wind
push or move with the nose
rub noses
Synonymsnuzzle
defeat by a narrow margin

Definitions shown for nose, the base form of noses.

Is NOSES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is NOSES worth?

Scrabble

5 pts

n ₁o ₁s ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

6 pts

n ₂o ₁s ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

5 pts

n ₁o ₁s ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

5 pts

n ₁o ₁s ₁e ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NOSES

Anagrams 2

sones sonse

Best shorter words top 28 of 28

eons 4 ness 4 noes 4 nose 4 ones 4 oses 4 sens 4 sone 4 sons 4 ens 3 eon 3 ess 3 nos 3 oes 3 one 3 ons 3 ose 3 sen 3 son 3 sos 3 en 2 es 2 ne 2 no 2 oe 2 on 2 os 2 so 2

See all 28 words made from NOSES

Hooks for NOSES

Add one letter to the front or back of NOSES to make another word.

Front hooks

enoses gnoses

Back hooks

None

Words that end like NOSES

Common words that share the ending -OSES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

loses closes doses poses hoses roses imposes opposes composes proposes purposes supposes exposes disposes encloses deposes reposes cosmoses neuroses discloses overdoses primroses psychoses decomposes

All words ending in -OSES

Noses: quick answers

Is NOSES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NOSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NOSES worth?

NOSES scores 5 points in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does noses mean?

noses is the plural and third-person singular form of nose, which means “the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in NOSES?

You can make 28 shorter words from NOSES, such as EONS, NESS, NOES, NOSE. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of NOSES?

NOSES rearranges into SONES, SONSE.