NIZAMATE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. NIZAMATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NIZAMATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIZAMATE is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIZAMATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nizamatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIZAMATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NIZAMATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIZAMATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NIZAMATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The office of a nizam, or the territory he governed, especially the old state of Hyderabad in India.
The nizamate lasted until Hyderabad was absorbed into the Indian union in 1948. Histories of the region use the term for both the dynasty's rule and its lands.
How NIZAMATE is used
Found in South Asian history writing.
- The nizamate was among the richest states in India.
- Taxes in the nizamate were collected by local officials.
- The fall of the nizamate came in the late 1940s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIZAMATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIZAMATE
1 longer words begin with NIZAMATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIZAMATE
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Common questions about NIZAMATE
- Is NIZAMATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NIZAMATE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NIZAMATE worth?
- NIZAMATE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIZAMATE mean?
- The office of a nizam, or the territory he governed, especially the old state of Hyderabad in India.
- What letters can be added to NIZAMATE?
- NIZAMATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NIZAMATE:
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