NIMBOSTRATUS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NIMBOSTRATUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIMBOSTRATUS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIMBOSTRATUS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIMBOSTRATUS
No single letter turns NIMBOSTRATUS into another word.
How NIMBOSTRATUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NIMBOSTRATUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIMBOSTRATUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIMBOSTRATUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A thick, dark grey layer of low cloud that brings steady rain or snow.
Nimbostratus covers the whole sky and blots out the sun, so a day under it feels dim and wet. Unlike thunderclouds it brings long, even precipitation without lightning, and forecasters name it when rain will last for hours.
How NIMBOSTRATUS is used
Meteorological term; often listed with other cloud types.
- Nimbostratus rolled in and rain fell until midnight.
- Students learned to tell nimbostratus from fluffy cumulus.
- A nimbostratus sky means a long, grey, damp afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIMBOSTRATUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NIMBOSTRATUS
- Is NIMBOSTRATUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIMBOSTRATUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIMBOSTRATUS worth?
- NIMBOSTRATUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIMBOSTRATUS mean?
- A thick, dark grey layer of low cloud that brings steady rain or snow.
- What letters can be added to NIMBOSTRATUS?
- No single letter can be added to NIMBOSTRATUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NIMBOSTRATUS:
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