NIGELLA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NIGELLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIGELLA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGELLA is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGELLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nigellasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIGELLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIGELLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 152,488.
What does NIGELLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant with feathery leaves and blue or white flowers, such as love-in-a-mist.
Nigella is grown for its delicate blooms and for the inflated seed pods that dry well in arrangements. Its small black seeds are also used as a spice in some kitchens.
How NIGELLA is used
Nigella is both the plant genus name and a common garden word.
- The border was blue with nigella.
- She scattered nigella seeds across the bread dough.
- Dried nigella pods stood in the vase all winter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIGELLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIGELLA
The 7 tiles of NIGELLA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NIGELLA
1 longer words begin with NIGELLA.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGELLA
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Common questions about NIGELLA
- Is NIGELLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGELLA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGELLA worth?
- NIGELLA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIGELLA mean?
- A garden plant with feathery leaves and blue or white flowers, such as love-in-a-mist.
- What letters can be added to NIGELLA?
- NIGELLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIGELLA:
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