NIRVANA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NIRVANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIRVANA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIRVANA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIRVANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nirvanasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIRVANA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NIRVANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.
What does NIRVANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Buddhism and Hinduism, a state of release from desire and suffering and from the cycle of rebirth; more loosely, a place or state of perfect happiness.
In Buddhism nirvana is the final goal, reached when craving and the sense of self fade away. In everyday English the word has softened to mean bliss, as when a chocolate lover finds nirvana in a shop. The Sanskrit original means blowing out, like a flame.
How NIRVANA is used
Nirvana is used in religious contexts and, figuratively, for ideal happiness.
- The monk sought nirvana through years of meditation.
- For a bookworm, the library was nirvana.
- He described the quiet beach as pure nirvana.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIRVANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NIRVANA
The 7 tiles of NIRVANA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NIRVANA
1 longer words begin with NIRVANA.
Shorter words from the letters in NIRVANA
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Common questions about NIRVANA
- Is NIRVANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIRVANA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIRVANA worth?
- NIRVANA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIRVANA mean?
- In Buddhism and Hinduism, a state of release from desire and suffering and from the cycle of rebirth; more loosely, a place or state of perfect happiness.
- What letters can be added to NIRVANA?
- NIRVANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NIRVANA:
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