NAILINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAILINGS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAILINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAILINGS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAILINGS
No single letter turns NAILINGS into another word.
How NAILINGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAILINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAILINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of NAILINGS
The 8 tiles of NAILINGS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NAILINGS
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Common questions about NAILINGS
- Is NAILINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAILINGS is not in it.
- How many points is NAILINGS worth?
- NAILINGS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAILINGS?
- No single letter can be added to NAILINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAILINGS:
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