NIGGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NIGGLE 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 NIGGLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGGLE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIGGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NIGGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about NIGGLE
- The same 6 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
What does NIGGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To fret over small, unimportant details, or to cause someone slight but persistent annoyance or discomfort.
A worry that niggles keeps returning in a small, nagging way rather than announcing itself as a major problem, so people speak of a niggling doubt or a niggling pain that will not quite go away. The verb can also describe the act of criticizing someone over petty, minor points rather than anything serious. As a noun, a niggle is the small worry or minor complaint itself, distinct from the verb describing the ongoing feeling.
How NIGGLE is used
Informal, common in everyday speech for minor, persistent worries, criticisms or discomforts.
- A small doubt continued to niggle at her long after the meeting ended.
- He tends to niggle over tiny formatting details instead of the main argument.
- An old knee injury still niggles whenever she runs long distances.
- The editor did not need to niggle about every comma in the draft.
- One thing niggled him about the plan, though he could not name it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIGGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIGGLE
The 6 tiles of NIGGLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NIGGLE
4 longer words begin with NIGGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGGLE
Common questions about NIGGLE
- Is NIGGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGGLE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGGLE worth?
- NIGGLE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIGGLE mean?
- To fret over small, unimportant details, or to cause someone slight but persistent annoyance or discomfort.
- What letters can be added to NIGGLE?
- NIGGLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NIGGLE:
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