Nile

4 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The world's longest river, flowing northwards through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean Sea, historically the cradle of ancient Egyptian civilisation.

“Archaeologists have uncovered temples and tombs along the banks of the Nile for centuries.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/naɪl/

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Wordle

A proper noun using all very common Wordle letters N, I, L, E, tempting but risky as a guess.

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Scrabble

Worth 4 points but not valid in standard Scrabble as a proper noun.

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Anagrams of Nile

Words that use exactly the same letters as “nile”.

lien line neil

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “nile” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

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5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “nile”.

alien aline anile cinel cline elain eldin elfin elian eloin elsin enoil ileon incle ingle inkle inlet intel laine lenin lenis levin liane liens

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