NADIR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NADIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NADIR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NADIR is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NADIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nadirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NADIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NADIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about NADIR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 NADIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
The lowest possible point of something, especially the worst moment in a situation, career, or fortune.
Nadir originally named the point in the sky directly opposite the zenith, the point exactly overhead, and astronomers still use it in that literal sense. From this technical meaning the word broadened into everyday use for describing the worst or most difficult point a person, team, or era can reach. Saying something has reached its nadir signals that conditions can hardly get any worse. The word entered English from Arabic through medieval astronomy.
How NADIR is used
Countable noun, usually singular, often introduced with the phrase reached its nadir or at its nadir.
- The team's nadir came after five straight losses.
- Her career hit its nadir when the studio dropped her contract.
- Astronomers marked the nadir directly beneath the observation post.
- The economy reached its nadir in the second year of the crisis.
- Historians describe that decade as the nadir of the empire's power.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NADIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NADIR
The 5 tiles of NADIR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NADIR
2 longer words begin with NADIR.
Shorter words from the letters in NADIR
Common questions about NADIR
- Is NADIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NADIR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NADIR worth?
- NADIR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NADIR mean?
- The lowest possible point of something, especially the worst moment in a situation, career, or fortune.
- What letters can be added to NADIR?
- NADIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NADIR:
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