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Is nostril a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nostril is a Scrabble US word. The word nostril is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is nostril a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nostril is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

N1O1S1T1R1I1L1

Is nostril a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nostril is a Words With Friends word. The word nostril is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

NOSTRIL,

6-letter words (4 found)

INTROS,NITROS,TONSIL,TRIOLS,

5-letter words (38 found)

INTRO,IRONS,LINOS,LINTS,LIONS,LIROT,LOINS,LOIRS,LORIS,NIRLS,NITRO,NOILS,NOIRS,NORIS,OINTS,ORNIS,RIOTS,ROILS,ROINS,ROIST,RONTS,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTIS,ROTLS,SNIRT,SNORT,STOLN,TIRLS,TIROS,TOILS,TORSI,TRINS,TRIOL,TRIOS,TROIS,TRONS,

4-letter words (60 found)

INRO,INTO,IONS,IRON,LINO,LINS,LINT,LION,LIST,LITS,LOIN,LOIR,LORN,LOST,LOTI,LOTS,NILS,NIRL,NITS,NOIL,NOIR,NORI,OILS,OINT,ONST,ORTS,RINS,RIOT,RITS,ROIL,ROIN,RONT,ROST,ROTI,ROTL,ROTS,SILO,SILT,SLIT,SLOT,SNIT,SNOT,SOIL,SOLI,SORI,SORN,SORT,STIR,TILS,TINS,TIRL,TIRO,TOIL,TONS,TORI,TORN,TORS,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (37 found)

INS,ION,IOS,ISO,ITS,LIN,LIS,LIT,LOR,LOS,LOT,NIL,NIS,NIT,NOR,NOS,NOT,OIL,OIS,ONS,ORS,ORT,RIN,RIT,ROT,SIN,SIR,SIT,SOL,SON,SOT,SRI,TIL,TIN,TIS,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (16 found)

IN,IO,IS,IT,LI,LO,NO,OI,ON,OR,OS,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 156 words from nostril according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nostril

nostril

Alternative forms

  • nosethirl (now Britain regional, archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosþȳrel, equivalent to nose +‎ thirl (“hole”). Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nŏs'trəl, IPA(key): /ˈnɒstɹɪl/, /ˈnɒstɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɒstɹəl

Noun

nostril (plural nostrils)

  1. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
    Synonyms: intake, nare, naris, nosehole

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References

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

Anagrams

  • nitrols, trilons

Source: wiktionary.org