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Nuke

/njuːk/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters
Definition of Nuke

noun

  1. A nuclear weapon.
  2. (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
  3. A nuclear power station.
  4. A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
  5. A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.

verb

  1. To use a nuclear weapon on a target.

    "If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first."

  2. To destroy or erase completely.

    "To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives."

  3. (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
  4. To expose to some form of radiation.
  5. To cook in a microwave oven.

    "I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner."

Anagrams of Nuke

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "nuke":

kuneneuk

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "nuke" and rearranging:

+dnuked
+sneuksnukes
Related Word Patterns
NU...Words starting with "nu"...KEWords ending with "ke"All 4-letter wordsUnscramble "nuke"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
n1
u1
k5
e1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "nuke"All 4-Letter WordsWords Starting With "N"
Rhymes With Nuke
adobelikeadultlikeaerobrakeaguelikeairlikeairstrikealikealsikeanankeanimallikeantinukeantismoke
Related 4-Letter Words
naannabenabsnadanaffnagsnaifnailnalanamenananansnaoinaosnapa

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Nuke"

Nuke is a 4-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "nuke" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Nuke" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "nuke" is a low-scoring word.