NIDIFICATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NIDIFICATE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NIDIFICATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIDIFICATE is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIDIFICATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIDIFICATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NIDIFICATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIDIFICATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NIDIFICATE
2 longer words begin with NIDIFICATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIDIFICATE
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Common questions about NIDIFICATE
- Is NIDIFICATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NIDIFICATE is not in it.
- How many points is NIDIFICATE worth?
- NIDIFICATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NIDIFICATE?
- NIDIFICATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NIDIFICATE:
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