NIHILIST is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NIHILIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIHILIST?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIHILIST is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIHILIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nihilistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIHILIST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NIHILIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIHILIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIHILIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who believes that life has no meaning and rejects all moral and religious principles.
The nihilist denies that values, truth or purpose have any real basis. In nineteenth-century Russia the label also named radicals who rejected the whole social order.
How NIHILIST is used
Nihilist is used in philosophy, politics and loosely in casual speech about a gloomy outlook.
- The nihilist shrugged and said nothing matters.
- Dostoevsky wrote about a young nihilist in his novel.
- A nihilist sees no reason to follow any rules.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIHILIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIHILIST
2 longer words begin with NIHILIST.
Shorter words from the letters in NIHILIST
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Common questions about NIHILIST
- Is NIHILIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIHILIST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIHILIST worth?
- NIHILIST is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIHILIST mean?
- A person who believes that life has no meaning and rejects all moral and religious principles.
- What letters can be added to NIHILIST?
- NIHILIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NIHILIST:
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