Is NIGGARDED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGGARDED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGGARDED mean?
Niggarded is a form of NIGGARD.
- noun
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 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 NIGGARDED
NIGGARDED 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 NIGGARDED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NIGGARDED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- degrading13
- dredging12
- dreading11
- readding11
- dragged11
- gadding11
- grading10
- grinded10
- niggard10
- radding10
- redding10
- digged10
- dandier9
- deraign9
- drained9
- gearing9
- gradine9
- grained9
- naggier9
- reading9
- adding9
- dagger9
- danged9
- digger9
- dinged9
- edging9
- gadder9
- ganged9
- girded9
- graded9
- grided9
- nagged9
- ragged9
- ridged9
- rigged9
- ageing8
- dander8
- danger8
- daring8
- darned8
- dinger8
- engird8
- gaeing8
- gained8
- gander8
- ganger8
- garden8
- ginger8
- girned8
- gradin8
- grange8
- nagger8
- raging8
- raided8
- ranged8
- reding8
- ridden8
- rinded8
- ringed8
- gaddi8
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