NGAIO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points

It depends on the list you play by. NGAIO 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept NGAIO?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NGAIO is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NGAIO

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NGAIO scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in NGAIO, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.

What stands out about NGAIO

• NGAIO 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

Anagrams of NGAIO

The 5 tiles of NGAIO in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with NGAIO

1 longer words begin with NGAIO.

Shorter words from the letters in NGAIO

Common questions about NGAIO

Is NGAIO valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NGAIO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NGAIO worth?

NGAIO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NGAIO?

NGAIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.