Is NILGAIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NILGAIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NILGAIS mean?
Nilgais is a form of NILGAI.
- noun
large Indian antelope; male is blue-grey with white markings; female is brownish with no horns
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
N (1) + I (1) + L (1) + G (2) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 8 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 NILGAIS
NILGAIS 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 NILGAIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from NILGAIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sailing8
- ailing7
- algins7
- aligns7
- isling7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- nilgai7
- signal7
- algin6
- align6
- gains6
- glans6
- glias6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- lings6
- sigil6
- sigla6
- signa6
- slang6
- sling6
- anils5
- nails5
- slain5
- snail5
- agin5
- gain5
- gals5
- gins5
- glia5
- lags5
- lang5
- ling5
- nags5
- sang5
- sign5
- sing5
- slag5
- snag5
- ails4
- ains4
- anil4
- anis4
- ilia4
- inia4
- lain4
- lias4
- lins4
- nail4
- nils4
- nisi4
- sail4
- sain4
- sial4
- ags4
- gal4
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