NITWIT is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NITWIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NITWIT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NITWIT is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NITWIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nitwitsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NITWIT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NITWIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.
What does NITWIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A silly or foolish person.
Nitwit is a gentle, joking insult, the sort of word used for someone who has made a daft mistake rather than someone truly cruel. It is thought to come from the German nit, meaning not, joined with wit, so the person has no wit. It is cheerful rather than harsh, and often turns up in comedy and children stories.
How NITWIT is used
Informal and mild; affectionate or teasing more often than angry.
- I felt like a nitwit when I locked the keys inside.
- The nitwit in the cartoon walks into the same door twice.
- Do not be a nitwit and check the map first.
- He called himself a nitwit for missing the train.
- Every school story needs one lovable nitwit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NITWIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NITWIT
6 longer words begin with NITWIT.
Shorter words from the letters in NITWIT
Common questions about NITWIT
- Is NITWIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NITWIT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NITWIT worth?
- NITWIT is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NITWIT mean?
- A silly or foolish person.
- What letters can be added to NITWIT?
- NITWIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NITWIT:
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