NIGROSIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NIGROSIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIGROSIN?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGROSIN is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGROSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIGROSIN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NIGROSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGROSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NIGROSIN
- NIGROSIN begins and ends with the same letter.
- The same 8 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 NIGROSIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Any of a class of deep blue or black dyes made from aniline and used to colour inks, polish and leather.
Nigrosin is a synthetic dye valued for its intense dark colour. Manufacturers add it to inks, shoe polish and materials such as wood and textiles. The name comes from the Latin word for black.
How NIGROSIN is used
Nigrosin appears in chemistry and industrial dyeing, sometimes spelled nigrosine.
- The ink owes its black colour to nigrosin.
- Workers dyed the leather with nigrosin.
- A drop of nigrosin stained the slide dark.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIGROSIN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIGROSIN
The 8 tiles of NIGROSIN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NIGROSIN
3 longer words begin with NIGROSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGROSIN
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Common questions about NIGROSIN
- Is NIGROSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIGROSIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIGROSIN worth?
- NIGROSIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIGROSIN mean?
- Any of a class of deep blue or black dyes made from aniline and used to colour inks, polish and leather.
- What letters can be added to NIGROSIN?
- NIGROSIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NIGROSIN:
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