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 Nostrums 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
10
Words with Friends
13
The word Nostrum is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 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