nonius
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 6
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈnəʊnɪəs/
Definition of nonius
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
A device for adjusting the accuracy of mathematical instruments, later superseded by the vernier.
“Well, of course, one must manipulate the various Screw-Settings precisely, read the Nonius, and an hundred other details besides I’d but bore you with,—”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.
Words you can make from nonius
38 playable · top: UNIONS (6 pts)
Best play unions 6 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
3 words4-letter words
9 words3-letter words
13 words2-letter words
11 wordsFind your best play with nonius
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes nonius, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.