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Is NICKEL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NICKEL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NICKEL mean?

  1. noun

    a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

  2. noun

    a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

  3. noun

    five dollars worth of a drug

    “a nickel bag of drugs”

  4. verb

    plate with nickel

    “nickel the plate”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
15
Letters
6

N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + L (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for NICKEL

Single letters that turn NICKEL into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of NICKEL

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from NICKEL

The 38 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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