Is NIGHTFALLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTFALLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTFALLS mean?
Nightfalls is a form of NIGHTFALL.
- noun
the time of day immediately following sunset
“he loved the twilight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + F (4) + A (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 NIGHTFALLS
NIGHTFALLS 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 NIGHTFALLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fanlights16
- nightfall16
- fanlight15
- flashing15
- shafting15
- fashing14
- flights14
- hafting14
- flatlings13
- fights13
- flight13
- fallings12
- fatlings12
- flatling12
- lathings12
- faiths12
- filths12
- fight12
- anthills11
- alights11
- falling11
- fasting11
- fatling11
- halting11
- hasting11
- lashing11
- lathing11
- faith11
- filth11
- flash11
- hafts11
- shaft11
- shift11
- anthill10
- infalls10
- tallish10
- alight10
- ashing10
- fagins10
- fating10
- flings10
- haling10
- hating10
- laighs10
- lights10
- nights10
- slight10
- thangs10
- things10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fish10
- haft10
- half10
- stalling9
- faints9
- finals9
- flails9
- flints9
- haints9
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