NIMROD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NIMROD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIMROD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIMROD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIMROD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nimrodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIMROD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NIMROD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does NIMROD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A skilful hunter; also, informally, a foolish or inept person.
The word takes its name from Nimrod, the mighty hunter of the Book of Genesis, and for centuries a nimrod meant a great hunter. In American speech from the twentieth century it flipped into a mild insult for a dim-witted person, probably through a joke in a cartoon. Which sense a speaker means usually depends on the setting.
How NIMROD is used
Literary for a hunter; informal and mildly rude for a fool, mainly in America.
- The old nimrod tracked deer through the snow for days.
- Call that man a nimrod and he will think you mean a hunter.
- Some nimrod left the gate wide open.
- The poem salutes the nimrod of the forest.
- Only a nimrod would ignore the warning sign.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIMROD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIMROD
The 6 tiles of NIMROD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NIMROD
1 longer words begin with NIMROD.
Shorter words from the letters in NIMROD
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Common questions about NIMROD
- Is NIMROD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIMROD, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIMROD worth?
- NIMROD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIMROD mean?
- A skilful hunter; also, informally, a foolish or inept person.
- What letters can be added to NIMROD?
- NIMROD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NIMROD:
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