NYAH is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 10 points
Yes for Scrabble. NYAH is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept NYAH?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYAH is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYAH
No single letter turns NYAH into another word.
How NYAH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NYAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does NYAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A jeering sound made in mockery.
Nyah is written for the noise a child makes when taunting somebody, and it is nearly always doubled or trebled on the page. Dictionaries list it although an adult almost never says it.
How NYAH is used
Stands alone, usually repeated. Chiefly written.
- Nyah, said the smaller one, and ran.
- The word nyah is nearly always repeated in writing.
- A nyah in a comic needs no translation anywhere.
- Dictionaries list nyah although adults rarely say it.
- The sound behind nyah is older than the spelling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in NYAH
1 words end in NYAH. Useful as a back hook: play NYAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with NYAH inside
1 words contain NYAH in the middle. Words that start with NYAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NYAH
Common questions about NYAH
- Is NYAH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYAH is not in it.
- How many points is NYAH worth?
- NYAH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYAH mean?
- A jeering sound made in mockery.
- What letters can be added to NYAH?
- No single letter can be added to NYAH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NYAH:
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