nursemaid
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
Definition of nursemaid
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A woman or girl employed to care for children.
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noun
- A woman or girl employed to care for children.
verb
- To tend to as a nursemaid.
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(colloquial)To care for or look after.
“I don't believe I have to nursemaid these two rookies through their entire probationary period.”
“‘Make the most of it,’ said Ford. ‘Because what I want you to do is to nursemaid that package out of the building.”
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Etymology
From nurse + maid.
Words you can make from nursemaid
200+ playable · top: MURAENIDS (12 pts)
Best play muraenids 12 points8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
42 words- ADMIRES 10 pts
- DAMNERS 10 pts
- DURAMEN 10 pts
- INARMED 10 pts
- MAIDENS 10 pts
- MANURED 10 pts
- MAUNDER 10 pts
- MEDIANS 10 pts
- MEDINAS 10 pts
- MEDUSAN 10 pts
- MINDERS 10 pts
- MISREAD 10 pts
- RADIUMS 10 pts
- REMANDS 10 pts
- REMINDS 10 pts
- REMUDAS 10 pts
- SEDARIM 10 pts
- SIDEARM 10 pts
- SIDEMAN 10 pts
- UNAIMED 10 pts
- UNARMED 10 pts
- UNRIMED 10 pts
- MANURES 9 pts
- MARINES 9 pts
- MAUSIER 9 pts
- MUREINS 9 pts
- MURINES 9 pts
- REMAINS 9 pts
- SEMINAR 9 pts
- SURNAME 9 pts
- URANISM 9 pts
- UREMIAS 9 pts
- ASUNDER 8 pts
- DANSEUR 8 pts
- DURIANS 8 pts
- INSURED 8 pts
- RANDIES 8 pts
- RESIDUA 8 pts
- SANDIER 8 pts
- SARDINE 8 pts
- UNAIRED 8 pts
- URANIDE 8 pts
6-letter words
109 words- ADMINS 9 pts
- ADMIRE 9 pts
- AIDMEN 9 pts
- AMENDS 9 pts
- AMIDES 9 pts
- AMUSED 9 pts
- AUDISM 9 pts
- DAIMEN 9 pts
- DAMNER 9 pts
- DEMURS 9 pts
- DENIMS 9 pts
- DERMAS 9 pts
- DERMIS 9 pts
- DESMAN 9 pts
- DIMERS 9 pts
- DIRAMS 9 pts
- DISARM 9 pts
- DREAMS 9 pts
- DUNAMS 9 pts
- MADRES 9 pts
- MAIDEN 9 pts
- MAUNDS 9 pts
- MEDIAN 9 pts
- MEDIAS 9 pts
- MEDINA 9 pts
- MEDIUS 9 pts
- MEDUSA 9 pts
- MENADS 9 pts
- MINDER 9 pts
- MUDRAS 9 pts
- MURIDS 9 pts
- NUDISM 9 pts
- RADIUM 9 pts
- REMAND 9 pts
- REMIND 9 pts
- REMUDA 9 pts
- UNMADE 9 pts
- AIMERS 8 pts
- AIRMEN 8 pts
- AMINES 8 pts
- AMUSER 8 pts
- ANIMES 8 pts
- ANIMUS 8 pts
- ARMIES 8 pts
- INARMS 8 pts
- INSEAM 8 pts
- MANURE 8 pts
- MARINE 8 pts
- MESIAN 8 pts
- MINERS 8 pts
- MUREIN 8 pts
- MURINE 8 pts
- NAMERS 8 pts
- RAMENS 8 pts
- RAMIES 8 pts
- RAMINS 8 pts
- REMAIN 8 pts
- REMANS 8 pts
- RUMENS 8 pts
- RUMINA 8 pts
- SAMIER 8 pts
- SEMINA 8 pts
- UNARMS 8 pts
- UNSEAM 8 pts
- UREMIA 8 pts
- ADIEUS 7 pts
- AIDERS 7 pts
- DEAIRS 7 pts
- DENARI 7 pts
- DENARS 7 pts
- DINARS 7 pts
- DINERS 7 pts
- DISEUR 7 pts
- DRAINS 7 pts
- DURIAN 7 pts
- INDUES 7 pts
- INURED 7 pts
- IRADES 7 pts
- NADIRS 7 pts
- NUDIES 7 pts
- NURSED 7 pts
- RADIUS 7 pts
- RAINED 7 pts
- RAISED 7 pts
- RANIDS 7 pts
- REDANS 7 pts
- REDIAS 7 pts
- RESAID 7 pts
- RINSED 7 pts
- RUINED 7 pts
- SAINED 7 pts
- SANDER 7 pts
- SNARED 7 pts
- SNIDER 7 pts
- SUNDAE 7 pts
- SUNDER 7 pts
- UNDIES 7 pts
- UNREAD 7 pts
- UNSAID 7 pts
- UREDIA 7 pts
- ARISEN 6 pts
- ARSINE 6 pts
- INSURE 6 pts
- INURES 6 pts
- NAIRUS 6 pts
- RUSINE 6 pts
- SARNIE 6 pts
- URINES 6 pts
- URSINE 6 pts
5-letter words
39 words- ADMEN 8 pts
- ADMIN 8 pts
- AIMED 8 pts
- AMEND 8 pts
- AMIDE 8 pts
- AMIDS 8 pts
- ARMED 8 pts
- DAMES 8 pts
- DAMNS 8 pts
- DEISM 8 pts
- DEMUR 8 pts
- DENIM 8 pts
- DERMA 8 pts
- AIMER 7 pts
- AMENS 7 pts
- AMIES 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMINS 7 pts
- AMIRS 7 pts
- AMUSE 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- ARUMS 7 pts
- ADIEU 6 pts
- AIDER 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- AIRED 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- DARES 6 pts
- DARNS 6 pts
- DEAIR 6 pts
- DEANS 6 pts
- DEARS 6 pts
- DENAR 6 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ARISE 5 pts
- AUREI 5 pts
- AURES 5 pts
- AURIS 5 pts
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