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Nukes

n 1u 1k 5e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of nuke

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does nukes mean?

noun

  1. the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

    Synonymsatomic warheadnuclear warheadthermonuclear warhead

verb

  1. strike at with firepower or bombs

    “zap the enemy”

    Synonymsatomizeatomisezap

  2. bomb with atomic weapons

  3. cook or heat in a microwave oven

    “You can microwave the leftovers”

    Synonymsmicrowavezap

Definitions shown for nuke, the base form of nukes.

Is NUKES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is NUKES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
n 1u 1k 5e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
n 2u 2k 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
n 1u 2k 5e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
n 1u 2k 6e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in NUKES

Anagrams 1

Words that end like NUKES

Common words that share the ending -UKES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -UKES

Nukes: quick answers

Is NUKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NUKES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NUKES worth?
NUKES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does nukes mean?
nukes is the plural and third-person singular form of nuke, which means “the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NUKES?
You can make 29 shorter words from NUKES, such as EUKS, KENS, KUES, KUNE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NUKES?
NUKES rearranges into NEUKS.