Is NIDIFUGOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIDIFUGOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIDIFUGOUS mean?
- adjective
(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + D (2) + I (1) + F (4) + U (1) + G (2) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for NIDIFUGOUS
NIDIFUGOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NIDIFUGOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fungoids13
- fungoid12
- fungous11
- fondus10
- founds10
- fugios10
- fundus10
- fungos10
- fungus10
- fusing10
- gonifs10
- dousing9
- guidons9
- indigos9
- fusion9
- dufus9
- fidos9
- finds9
- fonds9
- fondu9
- found9
- fugio9
- fugus9
- fundi9
- funds9
- fungi9
- fungo9
- gonif9
- dingos8
- dingus8
- doings8
- dosing8
- guidon8
- indigo8
- siding8
- sundog8
- finis8
- finos8
- foins8
- infos8
- difs8
- fido8
- fids8
- figs8
- find8
- fogs8
- fond8
- fuds8
- fugs8
- fugu8
- fund8
- gifs8
- iodins7
- unguis7
- dingo7
- dings7
- doing7
- dongs7
- dungs7
- guids7
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