Definition of nautilus

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • nautilus is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • nautilus is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • nautilus is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of nautilus


  • cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. argonaut
    2. argonauta argo
    3. paper nautilus
  • a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. nuclear-powered submarine
    2. nuclear submarine
  • cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. chambered nautilus
    2. pearly nautilus

See definition of nautilus in Merriam Webster