Is NIGELLAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGELLAS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGELLAS mean?
Nigellas is a form of NIGELLA.
- noun
any plant of the genus Nigella
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 8
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NIGELLAS
NIGELLAS 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.
Anagrams of NIGELLAS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NIGELLAS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- galleins9
- gallein8
- gallies8
- leasing8
- linages8
- nigella8
- sealing8
- selling8
- ainsell7
- algins7
- aligns7
- angels7
- angles7
- easing7
- genial7
- gleans7
- ingles7
- lasing7
- legals7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- ligase7
- linage7
- lingas7
- signal7
- silage7
- single7
- aliens6
- alines6
- allies6
- elains6
- lianes6
- lienal6
- lineal6
- saline6
- silane6
- aegis6
- agile6
- algin6
- align6
- angel6
- angle6
- gains6
- gales6
- galls6
- geans6
- gills6
- glans6
- glean6
- glens6
- glial6
- glias6
- ingle6
- legal6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- lings6
- segni6
- sengi6
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