Dictionary

Nilgau

n ₁i ₁l ₁g ₂a ₁u ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

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

What does nilgau mean?

We don’t have a definition for nilgau 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 NILGAU a valid word?

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

How many points is NILGAU worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

n ₁i ₁l ₁g ₂a ₁u ₁

Words With Friends

11 pts

n ₂i ₁l ₂g ₃a ₁u ₂

Wordfeud

9 pts

n ₁i ₁l ₁g ₃a ₁u ₂

NYT Crossplay

11 pts

n ₁i ₁l ₂g ₄a ₁u ₂

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

Words from the letters in NILGAU

Anagrams 1

lingua

Best shorter words top 30 of 57

algin 6 align 6 liang 6 ligan 6 linga 6 lungi 6 ugali 6 agin 5 aglu 5 gain 5 gaun 5 gila 5 glia 5 guan 5 gula 5 iglu 5 inula 5 lang 5 ling 5 lung 5 anil 4 gal 4 gan 4 gau 4 gin 4 gnu 4 gul 4 gun 4 lag 4 lain 4

See all 57 words made from NILGAU

Hooks for NILGAU

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

nilgaus

Nilgau: quick answers

Is NILGAU a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. NILGAU is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is NILGAU worth?

NILGAU scores 7 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 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 NILGAU?

You can make 57 shorter words from NILGAU, such as ALGIN, ALIGN, LIANG, LIGAN. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of NILGAU?

NILGAU rearranges into LINGUA.