Definitions For Nostrum
noun
- Patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
- Hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists
- A suggested solution for a problem that will probably not succeed
- Something that is used for treating illness, pain, etc., but that is not an accepted and effective medicine
Is Nostrum a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12
The word Nostrum is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Nostrum in a Sentence
- Politicians repeating all the usual nostrums about the economy
- Using garlic as a nostrum to prevent disease