NIBLICK is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NIBLICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIBLICK?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIBLICK is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIBLICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
niblicksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIBLICK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIBLICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does NIBLICK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A golf club with a small, heavy, steeply angled iron head, once used to lift the ball out of bunkers and rough ground.
The niblick belongs to the older numbering of golf clubs and roughly matches the modern nine-iron. Golfers today rarely say niblick except when talking about vintage equipment.
How NIBLICK is used
Niblick appears mostly in golf history, old rule books and nostalgic writing about the game.
- He pulled the niblick from his bag and chipped out of the sand.
- An antique niblick hung on the clubhouse wall beside a photograph of the first champion.
- With a single swing of the niblick, the ball cleared the rough.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIBLICK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIBLICK
1 longer words begin with NIBLICK.
Shorter words from the letters in NIBLICK
Common questions about NIBLICK
- Is NIBLICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIBLICK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIBLICK worth?
- NIBLICK is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIBLICK mean?
- A golf club with a small, heavy, steeply angled iron head, once used to lift the ball out of bunkers and rough ground.
- What letters can be added to NIBLICK?
- NIBLICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIBLICK:
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