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Nailbiter

n 1a 1i 1l 1b 3i 1t 1e 1r 1

About 3 syllables

9 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does nailbiter mean?

We don’t have a definition for nailbiter yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is NAILBITER a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is NAILBITER worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1b 3i 1t 1e 1r 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
n 2a 1i 1l 2b 4i 1t 1e 1r 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 1b 4i 1t 1e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
n 1a 1i 1l 2b 4i 1t 1e 1r 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NAILBITER

Hooks for NAILBITER

Add one letter to the front or back of NAILBITER to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

nailbiters

Words that end like NAILBITER

Common words that share the ending -ITER, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

arbiterpoliterscriptwriterwritertypewriterdelimitertriterwhiter
All words ending in -ITER

Nailbiter: quick answers

Is NAILBITER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NAILBITER is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NAILBITER worth?
NAILBITER scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What words can you make with the letters in NAILBITER?
You can make 394 shorter words from NAILBITER, such as BILINEAR, ATEBRIN, BAINITE, BRANTLE. See the full list.