Nosing
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Moving cautiously forward or intruding inquisitively into something, as the present participle of nose.
“The car was nosing out of the side street into the flow of traffic.”
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nos·ing
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Ends in -ING, contains common letters N, S, G making it a reliable guess
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Worth 7 points, the -ING hook is flexible and NOSE is a strong base
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