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Is nugatory a Scrabble word?

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

N1U1G2A1T1O1R1Y4

Is nugatory a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1U1G2A1T1O1R1Y4

Is nugatory a Words With Friends word?

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

N2U2G3A1T1O1R1Y3

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8-letter words (1 found)

NUGATORY,

7-letter words (3 found)

GAUNTRY,GRAYOUT,OUTRANG,

6-letter words (14 found)

AGOUTY,AGUNOT,AROYNT,GANTRY,GROUTY,GYRANT,NOTARY,NOUGAT,ORANGY,OURANG,OUTRAN,RAGOUT,YAOURT,YOGURT,

5-letter words (49 found)

AGONY,ANGRY,ARGON,ARGOT,ARNUT,ATONY,AUNTY,AYONT,GATOR,GAUNT,GOARY,GOATY,GOURA,GOUTY,GRANT,GROAN,GROAT,GROUT,GRUNT,GUANO,GUYOT,GYRON,NAGOR,NOYAU,ORANG,ORANT,ORGAN,OTARY,RANGY,RAYON,ROGUY,ROTAN,RUNTY,TANGO,TANGY,TAUON,TONGA,TORAN,TRONA,TRUGO,TUGRA,TYRAN,UNARY,UNGOT,YARTO,YOUNG,YOURN,YOURT,YURTA,

4-letter words (81 found)

AGON,AGRO,ARTY,AUNT,AUTO,GANT,GART,GAUN,GAUR,GNAR,GNAT,GOAT,GORA,GORY,GOUT,GRAN,GRAT,GRAY,GROT,GUAN,GUAR,GURN,GYAN,GYNO,GYRO,NARY,NOTA,NOUT,OARY,OATY,ORGY,OURN,OUTA,RAGU,RANG,RANT,RATO,RATU,RAUN,ROAN,RONG,RONT,ROTA,ROUT,RUGA,RUNG,RUNT,RYOT,TANG,TARN,TARO,TOGA,TONG,TONY,TORA,TORN,TORY,TOUN,TOUR,TRAY,TROG,TRON,TROU,TROY,TRUG,TUAN,TUNA,TUNG,TUNY,TURN,TYRO,UNTO,URAO,YANG,YARN,YOGA,YONT,YOUR,YUAN,YUGA,YURT,

3-letter words (71 found)

AGO,ANT,ANY,ART,ARY,AYU,GAN,GAR,GAT,GAU,GAY,GNU,GOA,GON,GOR,GOT,GOY,GUN,GUR,GUT,GUY,NAG,NAT,NAY,NOG,NOR,NOT,NOY,NUG,NUR,NUT,OAR,OAT,ONY,ORA,ORG,ORT,OUR,OUT,RAG,RAN,RAT,RAY,ROT,RUG,RUN,RUT,RYA,RYU,TAG,TAN,TAO,TAR,TAU,TAY,TOG,TON,TOR,TOY,TRY,TUG,TUN,TYG,URN,UTA,YAG,YAR,YGO,YON,YOU,YUG,

2-letter words (24 found)

AG,AN,AR,AT,AY,GO,GU,NA,NO,NU,NY,ON,OR,OU,OY,TA,TO,UG,UN,UR,UT,YA,YO,YU,

You can make 243 words from nugatory according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nugatory

nugatory

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nūgātōrius.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈn(j)uːɡətɔɹi/

Adjective

nugatory (comparative more nugatory, superlative most nugatory)

  1. Trivial, trifling or of little importance.
  2. Ineffective, invalid or futile.
  3. (law) Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.
    • 1819, Chief Justice John Marshall, McCulloch v. Maryland (17 U.S. 316)
      The word "necessary" is considered as controlling the whole sentence, and as limiting the right to pass laws for the execution of the granted powers to such as are indispensable, and without which the power would be nugatory.
  4. (computing) Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.

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