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Is nuisance a Scrabble word?

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

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Is nuisance a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is nuisance a Words With Friends word?

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

NUISANCE,

7-letter words (5 found)

CANINES,ENCINAS,EUCAINS,NANCIES,NUANCES,

6-letter words (21 found)

ACINUS,CANINE,CANNIE,CASEIN,CAUSEN,ENCINA,ENIACS,ENNUIS,EUCAIN,INANES,INCASE,INCUSE,INSANE,NANCES,NEANIC,NUANCE,SANNIE,SIENNA,UNCASE,UNCIAE,USANCE,

5-letter words (29 found)

ACNES,ANCES,ANISE,AUNES,CAINS,CANES,CANNS,CAUSE,CINES,CUNEI,ENIAC,ENNUI,INANE,INCUS,ISNAE,NANCE,NINES,SAICE,SAINE,SAUCE,SCENA,SENNA,SINCE,SUNNA,UNAIS,UNCES,UNCIA,UNICA,USNEA,

4-letter words (51 found)

ACES,ACNE,AESC,AINE,AINS,ANCE,ANES,ANIS,ANNS,ANUS,ASCI,AUNE,CAIN,CANE,CANN,CANS,CASE,CEAS,CENS,CINE,CUES,EANS,EAUS,ECUS,EINA,ICES,INNS,ISNA,NAES,NAIN,NANE,NANS,NICE,NIES,NINE,NUNS,SAIC,SAIN,SANE,SCAN,SEAN,SENA,SICE,SIEN,SINE,SUNI,SUNN,UNAI,UNCE,UNCI,UNIS,

3-letter words (43 found)

ACE,AIN,AIS,ANE,ANI,ANN,ANS,AUE,CAN,CIS,CUE,EAN,EAS,EAU,ECU,ENS,ICE,INN,INS,NAE,NAN,NAS,NIE,NIS,NUN,NUS,SAC,SAE,SAI,SAN,SAU,SEA,SEC,SEI,SEN,SIC,SIN,SUE,SUI,SUN,UNI,UNS,USE,

2-letter words (15 found)

AE,AI,AN,AS,EA,EN,ES,IN,IS,NA,NE,NU,SI,UN,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 166 words from nuisance according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nuisance

nuisance

Etymology

From Middle English noysaunce, from Anglo-Norman nusaunce, nussance and Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”), from Latin nocēre.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.səns/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.səns/
  • Rhymes: -uːsəns

Noun

nuisance (countable and uncountable, plural nuisances)

  1. A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
  2. A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.
  3. (law) Anything harmful or offensive to the community or to a member of it, for which a legal remedy exists.

Synonyms

  • (minor annoyance or inconvenience): annoyance, inconvenience, offense
  • (person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience): bother, obstacle, pest

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “minor annoyance or inconvenience”): enjoyment

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • nuisance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French nuisance, from nuisir (“to harm”) (compare also French nuire), from Latin nocēre; may correspond to Late Latin nocentia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɥi.zɑ̃s/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

nuisance f (plural nuisances)

  1. nuisance
  2. pollution

Related terms

  • nuire

Further reading

  • “nuisance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org