nuptials

Noun

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
A wedding ceremony.

Origin / Etymology

From nuptial, borrowed from Latin nūptiālis (“pertaining to marriage”), from nūptiae (“wedding”) (also plural only), from nūpta, from nūbō (“to marry, to take as husband”), from Proto-Indo-European *sneubho-, *snewbʰ- (“to marry, wed”). Cognate with French noces and Italian nozze.

Synonyms

hymeneals, wedding, wedding ceremony

Scrabble Score: 10

nuptials: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nuptials: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nuptials: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

nuptials: valid Words With Friends Word