Definitions For Nigrescent

Adjective

Growing or becoming black; approaching blackness; blackish. : (Johnson) }}

Synonyms

Derived terms

nigrescence

Related terms

albescent, , becoming white, erubescent, , becoming red, flavescent, , becoming yellow, virescent, , becoming green

Etymology

From {{etyl, la, en}} {{lena}} nigrescens, present participle of nigrescere, , to grow black, from niger, , black. See negro.

Anagrams

centerings, centreings

Is Nigrescent a Scrabble Word?

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

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
17

The word Nigrescent is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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