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Nurses

n 1u 1r 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of nurse

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

What does nurses mean?

noun

  1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

  2. a woman who is the custodian of children

    Synonymsnannynursemaid

verb

  1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

    “He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”

  2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

    “bear a grudge”

    Synonymsharborharbourholdentertain

  3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

  4. treat carefully

    “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”

  5. give suck to

    “The wetnurse suckled the infant”

    Synonymsbreastfeedsucklesucklactategive suck

Definitions shown for nurse, the base form of nurses.

Is NURSES 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 NURSES worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
n 1u 1r 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
n 2u 2r 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
n 1u 2r 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
n 1u 2r 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in NURSES

Words that end like NURSES

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

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All words ending in -URSES

Nurses: quick answers

Is NURSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NURSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NURSES worth?
NURSES scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does nurses mean?
nurses is the plural and third-person singular form of nurse, which means “one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NURSES?
You can make 54 shorter words from NURSES, such as NURSE, RUNES, RUSES, RUSSE. See the full list.