NIALAMIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NIALAMIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIALAMIDE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIALAMIDE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIALAMIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nialamidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIALAMIDE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NIALAMIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIALAMIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIALAMIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drug that blocks the enzyme monoamine oxidase, once prescribed as an antidepressant.
Nialamide belongs to the first generation of antidepressants from the 1950s and is now rarely used. Like others in its group, nialamide can interact dangerously with certain foods and other medicines.
How NIALAMIDE is used
A pharmacology term found in medical histories and drug references.
- Nialamide was once used to treat severe depression.
- The patient was taken off nialamide because of side effects.
- Textbooks list nialamide among the early monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIALAMIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIALAMIDE
1 longer words begin with NIALAMIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIALAMIDE
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Common questions about NIALAMIDE
- Is NIALAMIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIALAMIDE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIALAMIDE worth?
- NIALAMIDE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIALAMIDE mean?
- A drug that blocks the enzyme monoamine oxidase, once prescribed as an antidepressant.
- What letters can be added to NIALAMIDE?
- NIALAMIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NIALAMIDE:
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