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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

17

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

9

Letters

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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