NIGHTSHADE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. NIGHTSHADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIGHTSHADE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGHTSHADE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGHTSHADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nightshadesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIGHTSHADE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NIGHTSHADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGHTSHADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIGHTSHADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of various plants of the potato family, many with poisonous berries and some used in traditional medicine.
Deadly nightshade is the most notorious, but the family also includes the potato and the tomato. Gardeners are warned about nightshade berries because children may mistake them for edible fruit.
How NIGHTSHADE is used
Commonly used in botany, herbal lore and warnings about poisonous plants.
- Black nightshade grows as a weed along the fence.
- The herbalist warned that nightshade must never be eaten.
- Purple flowers and shiny berries gave away the nightshade in the hedge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIGHTSHADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIGHTSHADE
1 longer words begin with NIGHTSHADE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGHTSHADE
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Common questions about NIGHTSHADE
- Is NIGHTSHADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGHTSHADE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGHTSHADE worth?
- NIGHTSHADE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIGHTSHADE mean?
- Any of various plants of the potato family, many with poisonous berries and some used in traditional medicine.
- What letters can be added to NIGHTSHADE?
- NIGHTSHADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NIGHTSHADE:
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