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/nɪl/
noundeterminer

Is NIL a Scrabble word?

Yes. NIL is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Nothing; zero.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. Nothing; zero.

  2. A score of zero

    “The football match ended in a nil-nil draw.”

Determiner 1 meaning

  1. No, not any.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: nil via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism, nihility.

NIL at a glance

NIL has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (N 1 + I 1 + L 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,515 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NIL

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Same last three letters as NIL. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

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