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Nurtures

Q: What does nurtures mean?

nurtures is the plural and third-person singular form of nurture, which means “the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

n ₁u ₁r ₁t ₁u ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of nurture

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

What does nurtures mean?

noun

the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Synonymsraising rearing
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
Synonymsbreedingbringing upfostering fosterage raising

verb

help develop, help grow
“nurture his talents”
Synonymsfoster
look after a child until it is an adult
“raise a family”
Synonymsrear raisebring upparent
provide with nourishment
“We sustained ourselves on bread and water”
Synonymsnourish sustain

Definitions shown for nurture, the base form of nurtures.

Is NURTURES 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)	No

How many points is NURTURES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts

n ₁u ₁r ₁t ₁u ₁r ₁e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

n ₂u ₂r ₁t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

10 pts

n ₁u ₂r ₁t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

10 pts

n ₁u ₂r ₁t ₁u ₂r ₁e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in NURTURES

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See all 124 words made from NURTURES

Words that end like NURTURES

Common words that share the ending -URES, 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 -URES

Nurtures: quick answers

Is NURTURES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NURTURES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NURTURES worth?

NURTURES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does nurtures mean?

nurtures is the plural and third-person singular form of nurture, which means “the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in NURTURES?

You can make 124 shorter words from NURTURES, such as NURTURE, RETURNS, TURNERS, UNSURER. See the full list.