Is NIGHTIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTIES mean?
Nighties is a form of NIGHTIE.
- noun
lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 NIGHTIES
NIGHTIES 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 NIGHTIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NIGHTIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heisting12
- thingies12
- histing11
- insight11
- nighest11
- nightie11
- thingie11
- eights10
- hieing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- nights10
- thegns10
- things10
- theins9
- eight9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- night9
- sight9
- thegn9
- thing9
- ignites8
- heist8
- hents8
- hints8
- shent8
- shine8
- shite8
- thein8
- thens8
- thine8
- thins8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- ignite7
- ingest7
- signet7
- siting7
- stinge7
- tieing7
- tinges7
- eths7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hins7
- hint7
- hisn7
- hist7
- hits7
- shen7
- shin7
- shit7
- sinh7
- sith7
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