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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

12

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

6

Letters

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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