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Is nosegay a Scrabble word?

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

N1O1S1E1G2A1Y4

Is nosegay a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1O1S1E1G2A1Y4

Is nosegay a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nosegay is a Words With Friends word. The word nosegay is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2O1S1E1G3A1Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

NOSEGAY,

6-letter words (5 found)

AGONES,GANSEY,GEASON,GENOAS,GYNAES,

5-letter words (22 found)

AEONS,AGONE,AGONS,AGONY,GEANS,GENAS,GENOA,GEYAN,GONYS,GYANS,GYNAE,GYNOS,NOSEY,NOYES,SANGO,SAYNE,SAYON,SEGNO,YAGES,YANGS,YEANS,YOGAS,

4-letter words (68 found)

AEON,AGEN,AGES,AGON,ANES,AYES,EANS,EASY,EGOS,ENGS,EOAN,EONS,EYAS,GAEN,GAES,GANE,GANS,GAYS,GEAN,GENA,GENS,GEOS,GOAS,GOES,GOEY,GONE,GONS,GOYS,GYAN,GYNO,NAES,NAGS,NAOS,NAYS,NEGS,NOES,NOGS,NOSE,NOSY,NOYS,NYAS,NYES,ONES,OYES,SAGE,SAGO,SAGY,SANE,SANG,SEAN,SEGO,SENA,SNAG,SNOG,SNYE,SONE,SONG,SOYA,SYEN,SYNE,YAGE,YAGS,YANG,YEAN,YEAS,YENS,YGOE,YOGA,

3-letter words (65 found)

AGE,AGO,AGS,ANE,ANS,ANY,AYE,AYS,EAN,EAS,EGO,ENG,ENS,EON,GAE,GAN,GAS,GAY,GEN,GEO,GEY,GOA,GOE,GON,GOS,GOY,NAE,NAG,NAS,NAY,NEG,NOG,NOS,NOY,NYE,NYS,OES,ONE,ONS,ONY,OSE,OYE,OYS,SAE,SAG,SAN,SAY,SEA,SEG,SEN,SEY,SNY,SOG,SON,SOY,SYE,SYN,YAE,YAG,YAS,YEA,YEN,YES,YGO,YON,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AG,AN,AS,AY,EA,EN,ES,GO,NA,NE,NO,NY,OE,ON,OS,OY,SO,YA,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 183 words from nosegay according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nosegay

nosegay

Etymology

From Late Middle English nōsegai (?), from nōse (“nose”) (from Old English nosu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nas- (“nose”)) + gai (“a bright or gay object; an ornament”) (from Old French gai (“cheerful, gay, happy”)); equivalent to nose +‎ gay.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnəʊzɡeɪ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊzˌɡeɪ/
  • Hyphenation: nose‧gay

Noun

nosegay (plural nosegays)

  1. A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]
    Synonym: posy
  2. (figuratively) An aroma, a scent.

Hypernyms

  • bouquet

Hyponyms

  • tussie-mussie

Coordinate terms

  • corsage

Derived terms

  • nosegayed

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References

Further reading

  • nosegay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Gonyeas

Source: wiktionary.org