Definitions For Niggerhead

Noun

NIGGERHEAD (plural NIGGERHEADs) (nautical, dated, now, _, offensive) A bollard made from an old cannon. (geology, archaic, colloquial, now, _, offensive) A geode. (now, _, offensive) A coneflower. (now, _, offensive) An isolated part of a coral reef. (US, Alaska, dated, now, _, offensive) A tussock (clump of plant material), found on tundra. (archaic) A strong black variety of chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form.

Translations

Maori: makura, pūkio, pūrekireki

Alternative forms

nigger head

Etymology

from nigger + head, reflecting a supposed resemblance to a black person's head.

Is Niggerhead a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Niggerhead is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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