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Is nival a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nival is a Scrabble US word. The word nival is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is nival a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nival is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

N1I1V4A1L1

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Yes. The word nival is a Words With Friends word. The word nival is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

ANVIL,NIVAL,VINAL,

4-letter words (8 found)

ANIL,LAIN,NAIL,VAIL,VAIN,VALI,VIAL,VINA,

3-letter words (10 found)

AIL,AIN,ANI,LAV,LIN,NAV,NIL,VAN,VIA,VIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

AI,AL,AN,IN,LA,LI,NA,

You can make 28 words from nival according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nival

nival inval nvial vnial ivnal vinal niavl inavl naivl anivl ianvl ainvl nvail vnail navil anvil vanil avnil ivanl vianl iavnl aivnl vainl avinl nivla invla nvila vnila ivnla vinla nilva inlva nliva lniva ilnva linva nvlia vnlia nlvia lnvia vlnia lvnia ivlna vilna ilvna livna vlina lvina nialv inalv nailv anilv ianlv ainlv nilav inlav nliav lniav ilnav linav naliv anliv nlaiv lnaiv alniv laniv ialnv ailnv ilanv lianv alinv lainv nvali vnali navli anvli vanli avnli nvlai vnlai nlvai lnvai vlnai lvnai nalvi anlvi nlavi lnavi alnvi lanvi valni avlni vlani lvani alvni lavni ivaln vialn iavln aivln vailn aviln ivlan vilan ilvan livan vlian lvian ialvn ailvn ilavn liavn alivn laivn valin avlin vlain lvain alvin lavin

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word nival. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in nival.

Definitions and meaning of nival

nival

Etymology

From Latin nivalis, from nix, nivis (“snow”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɪvəl

Adjective

nival (comparative more nival, superlative most nival)

  1. Abounding with snow; snowy; snow-covered (now especially in reference to plant habitats).
    • 1971, Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts, volume 22, issues 1-6, page 447:
      In this way, the subnival mountain range on the southern facet with its strong solifluction influence (level slope formation) approaches in height the nival mountain range on the northern facet, which is distinguished by its well developed glacial forms.
  2. (botany) Found or thriving in snowy conditions.

References

  • “nival”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Alvin, Lavin, Vilna, anvil, vinal

French

Etymology

From Latin nivālis, from nix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni.val/

Adjective

nival (feminine nivale, masculine plural nivaux, feminine plural nivales)

  1. (relational) snow

Related terms

  • névé
  • neige
  • nivéal (adjective)
  • nivologie

Further reading

  • “nival”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niˈvaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

nival (strong nominative masculine singular nivaler, not comparable)

  1. nival

Declension

Derived terms

  • subnival

Spanish

Adjective

nival m or f (masculine and feminine plural nivales)

  1. snow; snow

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “nival”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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