NYLGHAU is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NYLGHAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYLGHAU?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYLGHAU is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYLGHAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nylghausChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYLGHAU scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NYLGHAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does NYLGHAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A large Indian antelope, the male of which is bluish-grey with white markings.
The nylghau is a heavily built grazer of the Indian plains. Females are brownish and hornless, so the two sexes look quite different.
How NYLGHAU is used
Nylghau is an older spelling; nilgai is the usual modern form.
- A nylghau stood motionless at the edge of the field.
- The male nylghau has short horns and a bluish coat.
- Travellers in old India wrote about hunting the nylghau.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYLGHAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYLGHAU
1 longer words begin with NYLGHAU.
Shorter words from the letters in NYLGHAU
Showing 40 of 82. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about NYLGHAU
- Is NYLGHAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYLGHAU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYLGHAU worth?
- NYLGHAU is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYLGHAU mean?
- A large Indian antelope, the male of which is bluish-grey with white markings.
- What letters can be added to NYLGHAU?
- NYLGHAU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NYLGHAU:
Open NYLGHAU in the Word Finder