NIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points

It depends on the list you play by. NIES 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept NIES?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NIES is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NIES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How NIES scores

Face value of the 4 tiles in NIES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.

What stands out about NIES

• The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of NIES

The 4 tiles of NIES in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in NIES

Showing 24 of 370 words that end in NIES. Useful as a back hook: play NIES onto a word already on the board.

Words with NIES inside

Showing 24 of 122 words that contain NIES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NIES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in NIES

Common questions about NIES

Is NIES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NIES is not in it.

How many points is NIES worth?

NIES is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NIES?

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