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Is NICKNAMES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NICKNAMES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NICKNAMES mean?

Nicknames is a form of NICKNAME.

  1. 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”

  2. verb

    give a nickname to

  3. 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

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9

N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + K (5) + N (1) + A (1) + M (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 NICKNAMES

NICKNAMES 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 NICKNAMES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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