Nonces
noun
- The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
"That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term."
- A nonce word.
"I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors."
- A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
noun
- (prisons) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
"1989 "assorted nonces, ponces and murderers, 'the worst men in the world' [...] on the nonce wing, where the child-killers, molesters and various perverts have to be protected from the other prisoners." (New Statesman, New Society, Volume 2, Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited)"
- (prisons) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
- A stupid or worthless person.
"Shut it, ya nonce!"
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Nonces"
Nonces is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Nonces" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "nonces" is a low-scoring word.