Is NIGGLING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGGLING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NIGGLING worth?

NIGGLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NIGGLING?

NIGGLING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

NIGGLING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. NIGGLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

n1i1g2g2l1i1n1g2

PlayableNIGGLING · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

8letters

2hooks available

Which word lists accept NIGGLING?

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: 42 / 100

42WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.38

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

5.37%

Our own measure of how useful NIGGLING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NIGGLING

Front hooks — 1

sniggling12

Back hooks — 1

nigglings12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NIGGLING scores

Scrabble n1i1g2g2l1i1n1g2 11

Words with Friends n2i1g3g3l2i1n2g3 17

Face value of the 8 tiles in NIGGLING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
n	2	6
i	2	9
g	3	3
l	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGGLING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with NIGGLING

nigglings12 nigglingly16

2 longer words begin with NIGGLING.

Shorter words from the letters in NIGGLING

ligging10 igging9 lignin7 lining7 linin5 ging6 ginn5 ling5 linn4 gig5 igg5 gin4 ing4 lig4 inn3 lin3 nil3 gi3 in2 li2

Common questions about NIGGLING

Is NIGGLING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGGLING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is NIGGLING worth?: NIGGLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NIGGLING?: NIGGLING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NIGGLING:

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