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Nosing

n 1o 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · present participle of nose

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does nosing mean?

verb

  1. search or inquire in a meddlesome way

    “This guy is always nosing around the office”

    Synonymsintrudehorn inprypoke

  2. advance the forward part of with caution

    “She nosed the car into the left lane”

  3. catch the scent of; get wind of

    “The dog nosed out the drugs”

    Synonymsscentwind

  4. push or move with the nose

  5. rub noses

    Synonymsnuzzle

  6. defeat by a narrow margin

Definitions shown for nose, the base form of nosing.

Is NOSING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is NOSING worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
n 1o 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

10 pts
n 2o 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

8 pts
n 1o 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
n 1o 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in NOSING

Hooks for NOSING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

nosings

Words that end like NOSING

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

losingclosingposingdosinghosingimposingopposingcomposingproposingsupposingexposingdisposingenclosingdeposingreposingpurposingdisclosingoverdosingdecomposinginterposingjuxtaposingtransposingpresupposingsuperimposing
All words ending in -OSING

Nosing: quick answers

Is NOSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NOSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NOSING worth?
NOSING scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does nosing mean?
nosing is the present participle of nose, which means “search or inquire in a meddlesome way”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NOSING?
You can make 46 shorter words from NOSING, such as NONGS, GINN, GINS, GIOS. See the full list.