Nests
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:6 pts5 letters
Definition of Nests
noun
- A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
- A place used by another mammal, fish, amphibian or insect, for depositing eggs and hatching young.
- A snug, comfortable, or cosy residence or job situation.
- A retreat, or place of habitual resort.
- A hideout for bad people to frequent or haunt; a den.
"That nightclub is a nest of strange people!"
verb
- (of animals) To build or settle into a nest.
- To settle into a home.
"We loved the new house and were nesting there in two days!"
- To successively neatly fit inside another.
"I bought a set of nesting mixing bowls for my mother."
- To place in, or as if in, a nest.
- To place one thing neatly inside another, and both inside yet another (and so on).
"There would be much more room in the attic if you had nested all the empty boxes."
Anagrams of Nests
Letter Values
n1
e1
s1
t1
s1
Total: 5 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Nests
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Nests"
Nests is a 5-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Nests" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "nests" is a low-scoring word.