Is NYLGHAIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NYLGHAIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NYLGHAIS mean?
Nylghais is a form of NYLGHAI.
- 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
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
N (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + G (2) + H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + S (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 NYLGHAIS
NYLGHAIS 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 NYLGHAIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hayings14
- nylghai14
- shingly14
- hyalins13
- linhays13
- haying13
- shying13
- hyalin12
- linhay12
- hying12
- lashing11
- slaying11
- hylas11
- shaly11
- shily11
- shiny11
- ashing10
- gainly10
- haling10
- laighs10
- laying10
- lyings10
- lysing10
- saying10
- singly10
- slangy10
- ashy10
- hays10
- hiya10
- hyla10
- nyah10
- shay10
- inlays9
- layins9
- ahing9
- gaily9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- laigh9
- lingy9
- lying9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- yagis9
- yangs9
- hay9
- shy9
- yah9
- ayins8
- hails8
- inlay8
- layin8
- lysin8
- agly8
- gash8
- gays8
- ghis8
- hags8
- hang8
- nigh8
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