NIGGLY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NIGGLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIGGLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGGLY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGGLY
No single letter turns NIGGLY into another word.
How NIGGLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NIGGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What stands out about NIGGLY
- NIGGLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NIGGLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Slightly annoying or worrying in a persistent, minor way.
Niggly describes the sort of small problem that is not serious but refuses to go away, such as a faint ache or a doubt at the back of the mind. It is related to the verb niggle, which means to irritate in a petty way. Used about people, it can also mean fussy over trivial details.
How NIGGLY is used
Informal and mainly British; common with words like doubt, pain and problem.
- A niggly doubt kept him from signing the form.
- She had a niggly pain in her left knee.
- The report listed several niggly problems with the design.
- He was a niggly editor who argued over every comma.
- Nothing serious, only a niggly cough that lingers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIGGLY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGGLY
Common questions about NIGGLY
- Is NIGGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGGLY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGGLY worth?
- NIGGLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIGGLY mean?
- Slightly annoying or worrying in a persistent, minor way.
- What letters can be added to NIGGLY?
- No single letter can be added to NIGGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NIGGLY:
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