Is NIGGARDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGGARDING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGGARDING mean?
Niggarding is a form of NIGGARD.
- noun
a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + G (2) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 14 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 NIGGARDING
NIGGARDING 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 NIGGARDING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dragging12
- grinding11
- digging11
- draining10
- graining10
- danging10
- dinging10
- ganging10
- girding10
- grading10
- griding10
- nagging10
- niggard10
- ragging10
- ridging10
- rigging10
- darning9
- gaining9
- girning9
- raiding9
- ranging9
- rinding9
- ringing9
- gaging9
- igging9
- ingrain8
- raining8
- aiding8
- daring8
- dining8
- gradin8
- indign8
- niding8
- raging8
- riding8
- airing7
- aging7
- grand7
- grind7
- rigid7
- dinar6
- drain6
- garni6
- grain6
- indri6
- iring6
- nadir6
- radii6
- ranid6
- dang6
- ding6
- drag6
- gadi6
- gang6
- giga6
- gird6
- grad6
- grid6
- grig6
- ragg6
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