NISI is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NISI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NISI?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NISI is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NISI
No single letter turns NISI into another word.
How NISI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NISI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does NISI mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Taking effect on a stated date unless a reason is shown beforehand why it should not, as in a decree nisi.
Nisi is a Latin word meaning unless, kept in English law after the noun it qualifies. It appears most familiarly in decree nisi, the provisional divorce order that becomes final only after a further period passes without objection.
How NISI is used
Legal terminology; almost always follows the noun it describes, as in decree nisi or rule nisi.
- The court granted a decree nisi pending the final hearing.
- A rule nisi was issued, giving the other side time to object.
- The order was nisi, not yet final in law.
- Six weeks after the decree nisi, the divorce became absolute.
- Lawyers explained what nisi meant to their worried client.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NISI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words with NISI inside
Showing 24 of 205 words that contain NISI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NISI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NISI
Common questions about NISI
- Is NISI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NISI, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NISI worth?
- NISI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NISI mean?
- Taking effect on a stated date unless a reason is shown beforehand why it should not, as in a decree nisi.
- What letters can be added to NISI?
- No single letter can be added to NISI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NISI:
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