/ˈnæɡ/
nounverb

Is NAG a Scrabble word?

Yes. NAG is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A small horse; a pony.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A small horse; a pony.

  2. An old, useless horse.

  3. Someone or something that nags.

  4. A repeated complaint or reminder.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

    “Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda! (From Amanda! by Robin Klein)”

  2. To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.

    “The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day.”

  3. To bother or disturb persistently in any way.

    “a nagging pain in his left knee”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: nag via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English nagg, nage, nagge (“horse, small riding horse, pony”), cognate with Dutch negge, neg (“horse”), German Nickel (“small horse”). Perhaps related to English neigh.

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NAG at a glance

NAG has 3 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (N 1 + A 1 + G 2) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #22,494 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NAG

More endings

Same last three letters as NAG. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SNAG5
  • KNAG9
  • UNSNAG7
  • PADNAG10
  • TONNAG7
  • TUTENAG8

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