NIHIL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NIHIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIHIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIHIL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIHIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nihilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIHIL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NIHIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does NIHIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Nothing; a Latin word used in English mainly within set phrases and formal or legal expressions.
Nihil is simply the Latin word for nothing, and English borrowed it whole rather than translating it, most visibly in the Catholic Church's nihil obstat, a certificate stating that a book contains nothing objectionable on doctrinal grounds. Lawyers historically used nihil in official returns, noting that a sheriff found nihil, meaning nothing, when a writ could not be served. The same root gives English the more common word nihilism, the philosophical position that nothing has inherent meaning or value. On its own, nihil rarely appears outside these formal, legal, or philosophical contexts.
How NIHIL is used
Latin loanword; encountered mainly in fixed phrases such as nihil obstat rather than used freely in ordinary sentences.
- The book carried an official nihil obstat before publication.
- The old court record simply noted nihil where the writ went unserved.
- Ex nihilo means out of nihil, or out of nothing.
- The philosopher argued that nihil truly exists beyond the mind.
- Scholars translated nihil directly as nothing in the footnote.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIHIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIHIL
8 longer words begin with NIHIL.
Words with NIHIL inside
12 words contain NIHIL in the middle. Words that start with NIHIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NIHIL
Common questions about NIHIL
- Is NIHIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIHIL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIHIL worth?
- NIHIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIHIL mean?
- Nothing; a Latin word used in English mainly within set phrases and formal or legal expressions.
- What letters can be added to NIHIL?
- NIHIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NIHIL:
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