NINJA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NINJA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINJA?
| 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 NINJA is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ninjasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NINJA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NINJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 61,965.
What does NINJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional Japanese warrior trained in stealth, espionage and unconventional combat, especially during the feudal era.
A ninja worked outside the formal rules that bound the samurai class, relying on disguise, poison and surprise rather than open battle to complete a mission. Historical accounts from Japan describe a ninja operating as a spy, scout or hired agent for rival lords during centuries of civil conflict. The image of the ninja dressed all in black and moving unseen through the night comes largely from later theatre and film rather than from verified historical dress. Today the word is also used loosely for anyone who moves or acts with unusual stealth and skill.
How NINJA is used
Used literally for the historical Japanese warrior and informally in modern speech for someone notably skilled, quick or unnoticed.
- The museum exhibit traced how a ninja trained for years before taking on a mission.
- He joked that his teenage son moved through the kitchen like a ninja, silent and unseen.
- The film cast a ninja as the hero who slips past the guards unnoticed.
- Historians still argue about how much of the ninja legend is later invention.
- She called her fastest colleague the office ninja for how quietly he solved problems.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NINJA
1 longer words begin with NINJA.
Shorter words from the letters in NINJA
Common questions about NINJA
- Is NINJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINJA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINJA worth?
- NINJA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINJA mean?
- A traditional Japanese warrior trained in stealth, espionage and unconventional combat, especially during the feudal era.
- What letters can be added to NINJA?
- NINJA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NINJA:
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