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Is nuzzle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nuzzle is a Scrabble US word. The word nuzzle is worth 24 points in Scrabble:

N1U1Z10Z10L1E1

Is nuzzle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nuzzle is a Scrabble UK word and has 24 points:

N1U1Z10Z10L1E1

Is nuzzle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nuzzle is a Words With Friends word. The word nuzzle is worth 27 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2U2Z10Z10L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

NUZZLE,

4-letter words (2 found)

LEZZ,LUNE,

3-letter words (8 found)

LEU,LEZ,LUN,LUZ,ULE,ZEL,ZEN,ZUZ,

2-letter words (6 found)

EL,EN,NE,NU,UN,ZE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 18 words from nuzzle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nuzzle

nuzzle

Etymology

From Middle English noselyng, as nose + -lyng (frequentative suffix). By surface analysis, nose +‎ -le (frequentative). Modern affectionate, intimate sense 1590s, possibly influenced by nestle or nursle (frequentative of nurse).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnʌzl̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnʌzəl/, [ˈnʌzɫ̩]
  • Rhymes: -ʌzəl
  • Hyphenation: nuz‧zle

Verb

nuzzle (third-person singular simple present nuzzles, present participle nuzzling, simple past and past participle nuzzled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) (of animals, lovers, etc) To touch someone or something with the nose.
  2. (obsolete) To nurse; to foster; to bring up.
  3. (obsolete) To nestle; to house, as in a nest.
  4. (obsolete) To go along with the nose to the ground, like a pig.

Alternative forms

  • nosel, nousel, nousle, nowsle, nusle (all obsolete)

Related terms

  • nursle

Translations

References

  • Folk-etymology: a dictionary of verbal corruptions or words perverted in form or meaning, by false derivation or mistaken analogy, Abram Smythe Palmer, G. Bell and Sons, 1882, p. 261

Source: wiktionary.org