NABIS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NABIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NABIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NABIS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NABIS
No single letter turns NABIS into another word.
How NABIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NABIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about NABIS
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NABIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A prophet, especially one recognised in the Hebrew Bible or in Islamic tradition.
Nabis is the plural, carried over into English, of nabi, a word for someone regarded as a messenger speaking on behalf of a higher power. Figures given this title include the great voices of Jewish scripture and the long line of messengers named in the Quran. Because the term describes a religious role rather than a single named person, it turns up mainly in scholarly writing about religious history rather than in everyday speech.
How NABIS is used
Used chiefly in religious and historical scholarship; the singular form is nabi.
- The book lists the major nabis of the Hebrew Bible.
- Scholars compare the roles of different nabis across the region.
- Ancient texts describe the nabis speaking words attributed to God.
- Islamic tradition also recognises a long line of nabis.
- The lecture examined how communities responded to their nabis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NABIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NABIS
The 5 tiles of NABIS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in NABIS
1 words end in NABIS. Useful as a back hook: play NABIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with NABIS inside
1 words contain NABIS in the middle. Words that start with NABIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NABIS
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Common questions about NABIS
- Is NABIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NABIS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NABIS worth?
- NABIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NABIS mean?
- A prophet, especially one recognised in the Hebrew Bible or in Islamic tradition.
- What letters can be added to NABIS?
- No single letter can be added to NABIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NABIS:
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