What does NURSE mean?

Pronunciation
/nɜrs/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
5
Words With Friends score
7
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
  2. a woman who is the custodian of children

verb

  1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury“He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”
  2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)“bear a grudge”
  3. serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
  4. treat carefully“He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”
  5. give suck to“The wetnurse suckled the infant”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

nurses6

Anagrams of NURSE

runes5

Words inside NURSE

31 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

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Questions

Is NURSE a valid word in word games?

NURSE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is NURSE worth?

NURSE is worth 5 points with Scrabble letter values and 7 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NURSE?

31 other words, including US, USE, SURE and RUN.