What does NUKE mean?

NUKE is a valid word in the ENABLE word game list, worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends.

Pronunciation
/nuk/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
8
Words With Friends score
10
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

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

verb

  1. strike at with firepower or bombs“zap the enemy”
  2. bomb with atomic weapons
  3. cook or heat in a microwave oven“You can microwave the leftovers”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

nuked10nukes9nuking11

Anagrams of NUKE

neuk8

Words inside NUKE

7 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ken7 kue7uke7 en2 ne2 nu2 un2

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Questions

Is NUKE a Scrabble word?

NUKE is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Official tournament dictionaries differ slightly, so check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is NUKE worth?

NUKE is worth 8 points with Scrabble letter values and 10 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from NUKE?

7 other words, including UN, EN, KEN and NE.