NYALA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NYALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYALA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYALA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYALA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYALA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NYALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does NYALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa, marked by a fringe of long hair along its back and neck.
Male nyala carry long, gently twisted horns and display a shaggy crest running down the spine, while females lack horns and show a plainer reddish-brown coat with white stripes. The species lives in dense woodland and thicket near rivers in countries such as South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, feeding mostly at dawn and dusk to avoid the heat of the day. Wildlife guides and hunters alike prize the animal for its striking, almost ghostly appearance among the darker southern African antelopes.
How NYALA is used
A zoological term used mainly in wildlife writing and guides about southern African antelope species.
- A shy nyala slipped into the thicket at dusk.
- The reserve is known for its healthy nyala population.
- Guides pointed out a male nyala with impressive spiral horns.
- The female nyala showed none of the male's dark shaggy mane.
- Photographers waited hours for a clear shot of the nyala.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYALA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYALA
1 longer words begin with NYALA.
Words ending in NYALA
1 words end in NYALA. Useful as a back hook: play NYALA onto a word already on the board.
Words with NYALA inside
1 words contain NYALA in the middle. Words that start with NYALA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NYALA
Common questions about NYALA
- Is NYALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYALA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYALA worth?
- NYALA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYALA mean?
- A spiral-horned antelope native to southern Africa, marked by a fringe of long hair along its back and neck.
- What letters can be added to NYALA?
- NYALA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NYALA:
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