nurse
Nurse can refer to a woman who is the custodian of children or one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician). As a verb, nurse can mean to try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury, maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings), or serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people.
Length
5
Scrabble
5
WWF
7
Starts
NU
Ends
RSE
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “NURSE” Mean?
/nɜːs/
nurse has 7 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
5 sensestry to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
“He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”
“Did he nurse his foot?”
serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
treat carefully
“He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”
“He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
give suck to
“The wetnurse suckled the infant”
“You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places”
Synonyms
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
Length
5 letters
Starts With
N
Ends With
E
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
N, U, R, S, E
Use Case
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Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Scrabble Strategy
★★☆☆☆NURSE has a Scrabble score of 5. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆NURSE is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆NURSE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆NURSE uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
N
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CVCCV
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
NU, UR, RS, SE
Trigrams
NUR, URS, RSE
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