NIGHTJARS is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. NIGHTJARS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIGHTJARS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGHTJARS is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGHTJARS
No single letter turns NIGHTJARS into another word.
How NIGHTJARS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NIGHTJARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGHTJARS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NIGHTJARS
- All 9 letters of NIGHTJARS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NIGHTJARS mean in Scrabble?
NIGHTJARS is the plural of NIGHTJAR.
NIGHTJAR(noun) — A nocturnal bird with soft grey-brown plumage, a wide mouth and a churring song, which catches insects in flight.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGHTJARS
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Common questions about NIGHTJARS
- Is NIGHTJARS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGHTJARS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGHTJARS worth?
- NIGHTJARS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NIGHTJARS?
- No single letter can be added to NIGHTJARS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NIGHTJARS:
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