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Yes. The word nefarious is a Scrabble US word. The word nefarious is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word nefarious is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Yes. The word nefarious is a Words With Friends word. The word nefarious is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

NEFARIOUS,

8-letter words (3 found)

FARINOSE,FURANOSE,REFUSION,

7-letter words (10 found)

ARENOUS,ERASION,FURANES,INFARES,INFUSER,INSOFAR,SERAFIN,UNFAIRS,UNSAFER,URINOSE,

6-letter words (47 found)

ARIOSE,ARISEN,AROUSE,ARSENO,ARSINE,ARSINO,ERINUS,FAINER,FAINES,FERIAS,FEUARS,FINERS,FORANE,FRAISE,FREONS,FROISE,FUEROS,FURANE,FURANS,FURIES,FUSAIN,FUSION,INFARE,INFERS,INFUSE,INSURE,INURES,IRONES,NAIFER,NAIRUS,NORIAS,NOSIER,RAINES,REASON,ROUENS,RUSINE,SARNIE,SENIOR,SENORA,SONERI,SOUARI,SURFIE,UNFAIR,UNSAFE,URENAS,URINES,URSINE,

5-letter words (132 found)

AEONS,AEROS,AESIR,AFIRE,AFORE,AFROS,AIRNS,ANISE,ARISE,AROSE,ARSON,AUNES,AUREI,AURES,AURIS,EARNS,EOSIN,EUROS,FAINE,FAINS,FAIRS,FANES,FANOS,FARES,FAROS,FARSE,FAUNS,FEARS,FENIS,FERIA,FERNS,FEUAR,FIARS,FIERS,FINER,FINES,FINOS,FIRES,FIRNS,FOINS,FONES,FORES,FOUER,FOURS,FRAUS,FRENA,FREON,FRIES,FRISE,FROES,FRONS,FUERO,FURAN,INFER,INFOS,INFRA,INURE,IRONE,IRONS,ISNAE,NAIFS,NAIRU,NARES,NARIS,NEARS,NEIFS,NIEFS,NIFES,NOIRS,NOISE,NORIA,NORIS,NOSER,NURSE,ONERS,ORFES,ORNIS,OSIER,OUENS,OURIE,RAINE,RAINS,RAISE,RANIS,RAUNS,REAIS,REANS,REFIS,REIFS,REINS,RENOS,RESIN,RINES,RINSE,RISEN,ROANS,ROINS,RONES,ROSIN,ROUEN,ROUES,ROUSE,RUINS,RUNES,SAFER,SAINE,SANER,SARIN,SENOR,SERAI,SERIF,SERIN,SERON,SIEUR,SIREN,SNAFU,SNARE,SNARF,SNORE,SOARE,SOFAR,SONAR,UNAIS,URAEI,URAOS,URASE,UREAS,URENA,URINE,URSAE,URSON,USNEA,

4-letter words (177 found)

AEON,AERO,AFRO,AINE,AINS,AIRN,AIRS,ANES,ANIS,ANUS,ARES,ARFS,ARIS,ARSE,AUFS,AUNE,EANS,EARN,EARS,EAUS,EINA,ENUF,EOAN,EONS,ERAS,ERNS,EROS,EUOI,EURO,FAIN,FAIR,FANE,FANO,FANS,FARE,FARO,FARS,FAUN,FAUR,FEAR,FEIS,FENI,FENS,FERN,FEUS,FIAR,FIER,FINE,FINO,FINS,FIRE,FIRN,FIRS,FOEN,FOES,FOIN,FONE,FONS,FORA,FORE,FOUR,FOUS,FRAE,FRAS,FRAU,FRIS,FROE,FROS,FUNS,FURS,FUSE,INFO,INRO,IONS,IRES,IRON,ISNA,IURE,NAES,NAIF,NAOI,NAOS,NARE,NEAR,NEFS,NEIF,NIEF,NIES,NIFE,NOES,NOIR,NORI,NOSE,NOUS,NURS,OAFS,OARS,ONER,ONES,ONIE,ONUS,ORES,ORFE,ORFS,OSAR,OURN,OURS,RAIN,RAIS,RANI,RASE,RAUN,REAN,REFI,REFS,REIF,REIN,REIS,RENO,RENS,REOS,RIAS,RIFE,RIFS,RINE,RINS,RISE,ROAN,ROES,ROIN,RONE,ROSE,ROUE,RUES,RUIN,RUNE,RUNS,RUSA,RUSE,SAFE,SAIN,SAIR,SANE,SARI,SEAN,SEAR,SEIF,SEIR,SENA,SERA,SERF,SIEN,SINE,SIRE,SNAR,SOAR,SOFA,SONE,SORA,SORE,SORI,SORN,SOUR,SUER,SUNI,SURA,SURE,SURF,UFOS,UNAI,UNIS,URAO,UREA,URES,URNS,URSA,USER,

3-letter words (108 found)

AIN,AIR,AIS,ANE,ANI,ANS,ARE,ARF,ARS,AUE,AUF,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAU,EFS,ENS,EON,ERA,ERF,ERN,ERS,FAE,FAN,FAR,FAS,FEN,FER,FES,FEU,FIE,FIN,FIR,FOE,FON,FOR,FOU,FRA,FRO,FUN,FUR,IFS,INS,ION,IOS,IRE,ISO,NAE,NAS,NEF,NIE,NIS,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,OAF,OAR,OES,OIS,ONE,ONS,ORA,ORE,ORF,ORS,OSE,OUR,OUS,RAI,RAN,RAS,REF,REI,REN,REO,RES,RIA,RIF,RIN,ROE,RUE,RUN,SAE,SAI,SAN,SAR,SAU,SEA,SEI,SEN,SER,SIF,SIN,SIR,SON,SOU,SRI,SUE,SUI,SUN,SUR,UFO,UNI,UNS,URE,URN,USE,

2-letter words (34 found)

AE,AI,AN,AR,AS,EA,EF,EN,ER,ES,FA,FE,FU,IF,IN,IO,IS,NA,NE,NO,NU,OE,OF,OI,ON,OR,OS,OU,RE,SI,SO,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 513 words from nefarious according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nefarious

nefarious

Etymology

From Latin nefārius (“execrable, abominable”), from nefās (“something contrary to divine law, an impious deed, sin, crime”), from ne- (“not”) + fās (“the dictates of religion, divine law”), which is related to Latin for (“I speak, I say”) and cognate to Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí, “I say”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɪˈfɛː.ɹi.əs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /nɪˈfɛɹ.i.əs/, /nəˈfɛɹ.i.əs/
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /nɪˈfeː.ɹi.əs/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəs

Adjective

nefarious (comparative more nefarious, superlative most nefarious)

  1. Sinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
    Synonyms: evil, iniquitous, sinister, underhanded, vile, good-for-nothing; see also Thesaurus:evil

Usage notes

  • Commonly used in contexts involving villainous plans, conspiracies, or actions, as in:
The whole nefarious scheme was one of the "put-up jobs" which are part of the dirty work of a certain order of statecraft.

Derived terms

  • nefariously
  • nefariousness

Translations

References

  • “nefarious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • isofurane

Source: wiktionary.org