Is NICKELOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NICKELOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
15
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + E (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
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See the definition of NickelousHooks for NICKELOUS
NICKELOUS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from NICKELOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- luckies13
- nickels13
- nickles13
- slicken13
- unlocks13
- unslick13
- clinks12
- clonks12
- clunks12
- luckie12
- nickel12
- nickle12
- sicken12
- sickle12
- suckle12
- unlock12
- leukons11
- sonlike11
- sunlike11
- clink11
- clonk11
- clunk11
- cokes11
- conks11
- cukes11
- licks11
- locks11
- lucks11
- necks11
- nicks11
- nocks11
- sculk11
- sicko11
- slick11
- sneck11
- snick11
- snuck11
- eikons10
- enokis10
- inkles10
- kelson10
- koines10
- leukon10
- likens10
- silken10
- unlike10
- coke10
- conk10
- cuke10
- cusk10
- icks10
- lick10
- lock10
- luck10
- neck10
- nick10
- nock10
- sick10
- sock10
- suck10
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