Is NICKNAMED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NICKNAMED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NICKNAMED mean?
Nicknamed is a form of NICKNAME.
- noun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
“Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”
- verb
give a nickname to
- noun
a descriptive name for a place or thing
“the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + N (1) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 NICKNAMED
NICKNAMED 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 NICKNAMED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nickname16
- medick15
- mankind14
- nicked13
- kinema12
- caked12
- miked12
- mack12
- minced11
- minke11
- deck11
- dick11
- anemic10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- demic10
- inked10
- kinda10
- knead10
- maced10
- medic10
- naked10
- cake10
- kame10
- kami10
- make10
- maki10
- mike10
- mink10
- neck10
- nick10
- aidmen9
- canned9
- cnidae9
- daimen9
- decani9
- maiden9
- manned9
- median9
- medina9
- amice9
- amnic9
- manic9
- mince9
- dank9
- dike9
- dink9
- kadi9
- kind9
- ack9
- ick9
- canine8
- cannie8
- encina8
- acned8
- admen8
- admin8
- aimed8
- amend8
- amide8
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