Definitions For Nimbus

noun

  • An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
  • A dark grey cloud bearing rain
  • A circle of light

Is Nimbuses a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16

The word Nimbus is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Nimbus in a Sentence

  • Fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion
  • The nimbi for the sculpted figures around the exterior of the church are simple disks about the saints' heads

Synonyms for Nimbus

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