NISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. NISH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NISH is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NISH
Front hooks — 1
knishBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NISH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What stands out about NISH
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NISH mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalslangBritish
Nothing at all.
Nish is British slang for nothing, thought to come from Romani speech that entered wider working-class English usage. It is used the way people might say zilch, meaning there was absolutely nothing left, gained, or found.
How NISH is used
Informal British slang, not used in formal writing.
- We searched the drawer and found nish.
- He came away from the deal with nish to show for it.
- There's nish left in the fridge tonight.
- She asked for help and got nish in return.
- After all that effort, the results were nish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NISH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NISH
The 4 tiles of NISH in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NISH
1 longer words begin with NISH.
Words ending in NISH
Showing 24 of 95 words that end in NISH. Useful as a back hook: play NISH onto a word already on the board.
Words with NISH inside
Showing 24 of 263 words that contain NISH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NISH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NISH
Common questions about NISH
- Is NISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NISH is not in it.
- How many points is NISH worth?
- NISH is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NISH mean?
- Nothing at all.
- What letters can be added to NISH?
- NISH takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NISH:
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