NILGAU is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NILGAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NILGAU?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NILGAU is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NILGAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nilgausChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NILGAU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NILGAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does NILGAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A large grey-brown antelope native to northern India, also spelled nilgai.
The nilgau is the largest antelope of Asia, with males showing a distinctive bluish grey coat while females and young remain a plain tawny brown. Its Hindi name combines words for blue and cow, a reference to the colour of the mature male. Farmers in parts of northern India regard the nilgau as a pest because herds readily graze on cultivated fields near open woodland.
How NILGAU is used
A borrowing from Hindi, used mainly in writing about Indian wildlife, where the more common modern spelling is nilgai.
- A nilgau grazed at the edge of the wheat field at dusk.
- The reserve protects a small herd of nilgau near the river.
- Farmers complained that the nilgau trampled the young crops.
- Its bluish coat gives the male nilgau a striking appearance.
- The guidebook called the nilgau the largest antelope found in India.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NILGAU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NILGAU
The 6 tiles of NILGAU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NILGAU
1 longer words begin with NILGAU.
Shorter words from the letters in NILGAU
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Common questions about NILGAU
- Is NILGAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NILGAU, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NILGAU worth?
- NILGAU is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NILGAU mean?
- A large grey-brown antelope native to northern India, also spelled nilgai.
- What letters can be added to NILGAU?
- NILGAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NILGAU:
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