NIELLIST is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NIELLIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIELLIST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIELLIST is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIELLIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
niellistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIELLIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NIELLIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIELLIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIELLIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A craftsperson who decorates metal with niello, a black inlay worked into engraved lines.
The niellist belongs to the goldsmith and silversmith tradition, where fine engraved designs are filled with a dark alloy. It is a narrow trade term, far less common than the name of the craft itself.
How NIELLIST is used
Niellist appears in writing about metalwork, jewellery history and museum catalogues.
- The niellist cut a delicate vine pattern into the silver plate.
- A skilled niellist can make a plain cup look like an heirloom.
- The workshop employed a niellist to finish the sword hilts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIELLIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIELLIST
1 longer words begin with NIELLIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NIELLIST
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Common questions about NIELLIST
- Is NIELLIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIELLIST, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIELLIST worth?
- NIELLIST is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIELLIST mean?
- A craftsperson who decorates metal with niello, a black inlay worked into engraved lines.
- What letters can be added to NIELLIST?
- NIELLIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NIELLIST:
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