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Is nocturnal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nocturnal is a Scrabble US word. The word nocturnal is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is nocturnal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nocturnal is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

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Yes. The word nocturnal is a Words With Friends word. The word nocturnal is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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9-letter words (1 found)

NOCTURNAL,

8-letter words (1 found)

CALUTRON,

7-letter words (5 found)

CORNUAL,COURANT,COURLAN,NOCTURN,TRUNCAL,

6-letter words (28 found)

CANNOT,CANTON,CANTOR,CARLOT,CARTON,COLTAN,CONTRA,CORNUA,CRATON,CROTAL,CUATRO,CURTAL,LATRON,NATRON,NOCTUA,NONART,NOUNAL,OCULAR,OUTRAN,ROTULA,RUCOLA,TORULA,TOUCAN,TURACO,TURNON,UNCART,UNCOLT,UNTORN,

5-letter words (47 found)

ACORN,ACTON,ACTOR,ANCON,ANNUL,ARNUT,CANON,CANTO,CAROL,CARON,CLARO,CLART,CLAUT,CLOUR,CLOUT,CORAL,CORNU,COTAN,COUNT,COURT,COUTA,CROUT,CURAT,LARNT,LORAN,LUNAR,NARCO,NAUNT,NOTAL,OCTAL,OCTAN,ORANT,RACON,ROTAL,ROTAN,TALON,TAROC,TAUON,TOLAN,TOLAR,TONAL,TORAN,TRONA,TRONC,ULNAR,ULTRA,URNAL,

4-letter words (92 found)

ACRO,ALCO,ALTO,ANNO,ANON,ARCO,ATOC,AUNT,AUTO,CALO,CANN,CANT,CARL,CARN,CART,CAUL,CLAN,CLAT,CLON,CLOT,CLOU,COAL,COAT,COLA,COLT,CONN,CORN,COUR,CRAN,CRON,CULT,CUNT,CURL,CURN,CURT,LANT,LARN,LATU,LOAN,LOCA,LORN,LOTA,LOUN,LOUR,LOUT,LUNA,LUNT,NANO,NARC,NONA,NOTA,NOUL,NOUN,NOUT,NURL,OCTA,ORAL,ORCA,OURN,OUTA,RANT,RATO,RATU,RAUN,ROAN,RONT,ROTA,ROTL,ROUL,ROUT,RUNT,TACO,TALC,TARN,TARO,TOLA,TOLU,TORA,TORC,TORN,TOUN,TOUR,TRON,TROU,TUAN,TUNA,TURN,ULAN,ULNA,UNCO,UNTO,URAO,

3-letter words (59 found)

ACT,ALT,ALU,ANN,ANT,ARC,ART,CAL,CAN,CAR,CAT,COL,CON,COR,COT,CRU,CUR,CUT,LAC,LAR,LAT,LOR,LOT,LOU,LUN,LUR,NAN,NAT,NON,NOR,NOT,NUN,NUR,NUT,OAR,OAT,OCA,ORA,ORC,ORT,OUR,OUT,RAN,RAT,ROC,ROT,RUC,RUN,RUT,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAU,TOC,TON,TOR,TUN,URN,UTA,

2-letter words (17 found)

AL,AN,AR,AT,LA,LO,NA,NO,NU,ON,OR,OU,TA,TO,UN,UR,UT,

You can make 250 words from nocturnal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nocturnal

nocturnal

Alternative forms

  • nocturnall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French nocturnal, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, nightly”), from Latin nox (“night”), from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”). Cognates include Ancient Greek νύξ (núx), Sanskrit नक्ति (nákti), Old English niht (English night) and Proto-Slavic *noťь.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ).nəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /nɑkˈtɝ.nəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəl

Adjective

nocturnal (comparative more nocturnal, superlative most nocturnal)

  1. (of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.
  2. (of an occurrence) Taking place at night, nightly.

Antonyms

  • diurnal

Coordinate terms

  • crepuscular

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

nocturnal (plural nocturnals)

  1. A person or creature that is active at night.
  2. (historical) A device for telling the time at night, rather like a sundial but read according to the stars.
    Synonym: star clock

Old French

Adjective

nocturnal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular nocturnale)

  1. nocturnal

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (nocturnal)

Portuguese

Adjective

nocturnal m or f (plural nocturnais)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of noturnal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Source: wiktionary.org