Nukes
/njuːks/
noun
- A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
"There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall."
- A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
"The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy."
- A recess, cove or hollow.
- An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
- A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
noun
noun
verb
- To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
"If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first."
- To destroy or erase completely.
"To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives."
- (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
- To expose to some form of radiation.
- To cook in a microwave oven.
"I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner."
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Nukes"
Nukes is a 5-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "nukes" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Nukes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "nukes" is a low-scoring word.