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Niger

n 1i 1g 2e 1r 1

About 2 syllables

noun · 5 letters · Rare

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

What does niger mean?

noun

  1. an African river; flows into the South Atlantic

    Synonymsniger river

  2. a landlocked republic in West Africa; gained independence from France in 1960; most of the country is dominated by the Sahara Desert

    Synonymsrepublic of niger

Is NIGER a valid word?

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

How many points is NIGER worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
n 1i 1g 2e 1r 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
n 2i 1g 3e 1r 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
n 1i 1g 3e 1r 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
n 1i 1g 4e 1r 1

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

Words from the letters in NIGER

Hooks for NIGER

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like NIGER

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

All words ending in -IGER

Niger: quick answers

Is NIGER a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. NIGER is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is NIGER worth?
NIGER scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does niger mean?
As a noun, niger means “an African river”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NIGER?
You can make 27 shorter words from NIGER, such as GIEN, GIRN, GREN, GRIN. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NIGER?
NIGER rearranges into ERING, GREIN, REIGN, RENIG.