Nosed

Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Nosed

verb

  1. To move cautiously by advancing its front end.

    "The ship nosed through the minefield."

  2. To snoop.

    "She was nosing around other people’s business."

  3. To detect by smell or as if by smell.
  4. To push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
  5. To defeat (as in a race or other contest) by a narrow margin; sometimes with out.

adjective

  1. (in combination) Having some specific type of nose.

    "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer"

Anagrams of Nosed

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "nosed":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "nosed" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Nosed"

Nosed is a 5-letter word that scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "nosed" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Nosed" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "nosed" is a low-scoring word.