NIMIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NIMIOUS 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 NIMIOUS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIMIOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIMIOUS
No single letter turns NIMIOUS into another word.
How NIMIOUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIMIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about NIMIOUS
- NIMIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NIMIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotslegalrare
Excessive or overmuch; going beyond what is reasonable.
Nimious survives chiefly in Scots law, where it describes something carried too far. Elsewhere it reads as an odd, old word for too much.
How NIMIOUS is used
Nimious is mostly a legal term, found in Scottish courts and older texts.
- The court found the claim nimious and cut it down.
- A nimious fine would ruin the small farm.
- The judge warned against nimious zeal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIMIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIMIOUS
The 7 tiles of NIMIOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NIMIOUS
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Common questions about NIMIOUS
- Is NIMIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIMIOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIMIOUS worth?
- NIMIOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIMIOUS mean?
- Excessive or overmuch; going beyond what is reasonable.
- What letters can be added to NIMIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NIMIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIMIOUS:
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