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nosy

/ˈnəʊziː/•adjective

Nosy is also used as adjective, with meanings including offensively curious or inquisitive.

1 meaning4 lettersScrabble 7

Length

Scrabble

WWF

Starts

Ends

OSY

Difficulty

Easy

Dictionary

What Does “NOSY” Mean?

/ˈnəʊziː/

nosy has 1 documented sense across adjective.

Adjective

1 sense

offensively curious or inquisitive

“curious about the neighbor's doings”

“he flipped through my letters in his nosy way”

“prying eyes”

“the snoopy neighbor watched us all day”

Synonyms

nosey prying snoopy

Word Forms

nosier nosiest

Synonyms for NOSY

nosey prying snoopy

Scrabble Score

Letters

Vowels

Consonants

Word Intelligence

Explore the word nosy with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

offensively curious or inquisitive

Length

4 letters

Starts With

Ends With

Vowels

Consonants

Letters

N, O, S, Y

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for nosy.

NOSY is a 4-letter word.

It has a Scrabble score of 7.

It starts with N and ends with Y.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel share is about 25%.

It is an isogram, meaning no letter repeats.

It is not a palindrome.

Letter pattern: ABCD.

Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using nosy in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

NOSY has a Scrabble score of 7. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

NOSY is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

NOSY can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★★☆

NOSY uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside nosy.

Unique Letters

Repeated Letters

Highest Value Letter

Letter Pattern

ABCD

CV Pattern

CVCC

Vowel Share

25%

Consonant Share

75%

Bigrams

NO, OS, SY

Trigrams

NOS, OSY

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for nosy.

NOSY is a 4-letter short fill.

It starts with N and ends with Y, which helps narrow crossword crossings.

It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants.

Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCC.

Crossword difficulty estimate: Easy.