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Is nervous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nervous is a Scrabble US word. The word nervous is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is nervous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nervous is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is nervous a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nervous is a Words With Friends word. The word nervous is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

NERVOUS,

6-letter words (3 found)

ROUENS,UNROVE,VENOUS,

5-letter words (25 found)

ERUVS,EUROS,NEVUS,NOSER,NURSE,ONERS,OUENS,OVENS,OVERS,RENOS,RONES,ROUEN,ROUES,ROUSE,ROVEN,ROVES,RUNES,SENOR,SERON,SERVO,SNORE,URSON,VENUS,VERSO,VROUS,

4-letter words (44 found)

EONS,ERNS,EROS,ERUV,EURO,EVOS,NOES,NOSE,NOUS,NURS,ONER,ONES,ONUS,ORES,OURN,OURS,OVEN,OVER,RENO,RENS,REOS,REVS,ROES,RONE,ROSE,ROUE,ROVE,RUES,RUNE,RUNS,RUSE,SONE,SORE,SORN,SOUR,SUER,SURE,URES,URNS,USER,VERS,VOES,VORS,VROU,

3-letter words (39 found)

ENS,EON,ERN,ERS,EVO,NOR,NOS,NUR,NUS,OES,ONE,ONS,ORE,ORS,OSE,OUR,OUS,REN,REO,RES,REV,ROE,RUE,RUN,SEN,SER,SEV,SON,SOU,SOV,SUE,SUN,SUR,UNS,URE,URN,USE,VOE,VOR,

2-letter words (16 found)

EN,ER,ES,NE,NO,NU,OE,ON,OR,OS,OU,RE,SO,UN,UR,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 129 words from nervous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nervous

nervous

Etymology

From Middle English nervous (“composed of or incorporating nerves”), from Latin nervōsus (“nervous; sinewy; energetic, vigorous”), from nervus (“nerve; muscle; sinew, tendon; (figuratively) energy, power; nerve; force, strength, vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as nerve +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɜːvəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɝːvəs/
  • (New England, obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈnɑvəs/
  • Hyphenation: nerv‧ous

Adjective

nervous (comparative more nervous, superlative most nervous)

  1. Of sinews and tendons.
    1. (obsolete) Full of sinews. [14th–18th c.]
    3. (obsolete) Having strong or prominent sinews; sinewy, muscular. [15th–19th c.]
    4. (obsolete) Of a piece of writing, literary style etc.: forceful, powerful. [17th–19th c.]
  2. Of nerves.
    1. Supplied with nerves; innervated. [from 14th c.]
    3. Affecting or involving the nerves or nervous system. [from 15th c.]
    5. (botany, obsolete) Nervose. [17th–18th c.]
    6. Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge. [from 18th c.]
      Synonyms: excitable, high-strung, hypersensitive; see also Thesaurus:nervous
    7. Apprehensive, anxious, hesitant, worried. [from 18th c.]
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nervous
      Antonyms: calm, relaxed

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nervosity

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References

Further reading

  • nervous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “nervous”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “nervous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nervōsus; equivalent to nerve +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛrˈvuːs/, /ˈnɛrvus/

Adjective

nervous (Late Middle English)

  1. Composed of or incorporating nerves or tendons.
  2. (uncommon) Pertaining to nerves or tendons.

Descendants

  • English: nervous

References

  • “nervǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Source: wiktionary.org