NAGA is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. NAGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAGA?
| 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 NAGA is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nagasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAGA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NAGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does NAGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A serpent-being from Hindu and Buddhist mythology, often shown as part snake and part human.
In stories translated from Sanskrit, a naga is a divine or semi-divine creature associated with water, guarding treasure or sacred sites, and able to take human form. Old temple carvings across South and South-East Asia often show a naga coiled around a shrine or spreading a hooded head like a cobra.
How NAGA is used
Literary and mythological; appears mainly in retellings of Hindu and Buddhist legend rather than everyday speech.
- The temple gate was guarded by a carved stone naga.
- In the legend, a naga rose from the river to bless the king.
- The old manuscript describes a naga living beneath the lake.
- Pilgrims left offerings at the shrine of the naga.
- The artist painted a naga with the body of a serpent and the face of a man.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NAGA
The 4 tiles of NAGA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NAGA
7 longer words begin with NAGA.
Words ending in NAGA
2 words end in NAGA. Useful as a back hook: play NAGA onto a word already on the board.
Words with NAGA inside
10 words contain NAGA in the middle. Words that start with NAGA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NAGA
Common questions about NAGA
- Is NAGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAGA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAGA worth?
- NAGA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAGA mean?
- A serpent-being from Hindu and Buddhist mythology, often shown as part snake and part human.
- What letters can be added to NAGA?
- NAGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NAGA:
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