Is NIGHTMARE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NIGHTMARE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NIGHTMARE mean?
- noun
a situation resembling a terrifying dream
- noun
a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + M (3) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) = 15 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 NIGHTMARE
Single letters that turn NIGHTMARE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from NIGHTMARE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- harming13
- megahit13
- theming13
- earthing12
- hearting12
- ingather12
- harmine12
- hematin12
- emigrant11
- remating11
- gahnite11
- hearing11
- heating11
- anthem11
- haemin11
- harmin11
- hermai11
- hermit11
- hetman11
- hitman11
- hitmen11
- menhir11
- mither11
- thairm11
- thiram11
- might11
- garment10
- germina10
- hairnet10
- inearth10
- mangier10
- margent10
- marting10
- metring10
- migrant10
- migrate10
- mintage10
- ragtime10
- reaming10
- teaming10
- tegmina10
- terming10
- therian10
- aright10
- gather10
- haeing10
- hanger10
- haring10
- hating10
- hegari10
- hegira10
- hinger10
- nigher10
- rehang10
- harem10
- hemin10
- herma10
- ihram10
- mirth10
- tharm10
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