NIQAB is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NIQAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIQAB?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIQAB is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIQAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
niqabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIQAB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NIQAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What stands out about NIQAB
- NIQAB takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NIQAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A veil covering the face, leaving only the eyes visible, worn by some Muslim women.
The niqab sits alongside two related terms often confused with it: the hijab leaves the whole face bare and covers just the hair and neck, while the burqa hides the entire figure behind a single mesh panel over the eyes. How common the niqab is, and whether local law restricts or requires it, differs enormously from one country to the next, and the choice to put it on is treated very differently depending on where a person lives. The English spelling comes straight from Arabic, without passing through any intermediate European language.
How NIQAB is used
A neutral descriptive term for an item of clothing, used in reporting on dress and religious practice.
- She wore a niqab when she left the house that morning.
- The shop had a policy on customers wearing a niqab at the till.
- News reports described the debate over banning the niqab in public buildings.
- Not every Muslim woman chooses to wear a niqab.
- The museum display explained the difference between a niqab and a hijab.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIQAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIQAB
1 longer words begin with NIQAB.
Shorter words from the letters in NIQAB
Common questions about NIQAB
- Is NIQAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIQAB, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIQAB worth?
- NIQAB is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIQAB mean?
- A veil covering the face, leaving only the eyes visible, worn by some Muslim women.
- What letters can be added to NIQAB?
- NIQAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NIQAB:
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