NAIAD is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NAIAD 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 NAIAD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAIAD is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAIAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naiadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAIAD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NAIAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about NAIAD
- NAIAD runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NAIAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryzoology
In classical mythology, a nymph believed to inhabit and preside over a river, spring, or fountain; also the aquatic larval stage of certain insects.
A naiad was imagined by the ancient Greeks as a minor female deity living in fresh water rather than the sea, watching over a particular river, spring, or lake. Poets and painters have long used the naiad as a symbol of youthful, watery beauty. Biologists later borrowed the same word for the immature, water-dwelling stage of insects such as dragonflies and mayflies, before they grow wings and leave the water. Both uses share the idea of a creature closely tied to fresh water.
How NAIAD is used
Countable noun; capitalized when referring specifically to the mythological figures, lowercase in the biological sense.
- The fountain was decorated with a carved naiad pouring water from a jar.
- Poets often pictured a naiad rising from the stream at dawn.
- The naiad of the dragonfly lives underwater for months before it can fly.
- Local legend held that a naiad guarded the spring outside the village.
- Students collected naiads from the pond to study their gills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAIAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAIAD
2 longer words begin with NAIAD.
Shorter words from the letters in NAIAD
Common questions about NAIAD
- Is NAIAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAIAD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAIAD worth?
- NAIAD is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAIAD mean?
- In classical mythology, a nymph believed to inhabit and preside over a river, spring, or fountain; also the aquatic larval stage of certain insects.
- What letters can be added to NAIAD?
- NAIAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NAIAD:
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