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
9
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
8
Letters
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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