Is NUCLEAR a word?
NUCLEAR is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, NUCLEAR is a valid word.
What does nuclear mean?
adjective: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy.
“nuclear war”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
NUCLEAR: word details
- Pronunciation: NOOK-lee-ur (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of nuclear
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Words you can make from the letters of nuclear.
Solve a whole rack, not just NUCLEAR
NUCLEAR is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does NUCLEAR mean?
NUCLEAR is a adjective. It means: (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy.
Is NUCLEAR a valid word?
Yes, NUCLEAR is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.