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Is NINES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, NINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 5 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does NINES mean?

Nines is a form of NINE.

  1. adjective

    denoting a quantity consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten

  2. noun

    the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

  3. noun

    a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

    “each club played six home games with teams in its own division”

  4. noun

    one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

5

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

5

Letters

N (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 5 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 NINES

NINES 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 NINES

The 15 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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