231 words come out when you unscramble NICKELINES, starting with NICKELINES itself: 16 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. NECKLINES, NICKELINE and NICKELISE are the best of the shorter words, at 15 points. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Words from NICKELINES by length: 1 with 10 letters, 3 with 9, 2 with 8, 15 with 7, 40 with 6, 59 with 5, 60 with 4, 41 with 3 and 10 with 2.
11 of 40 6-letter words you get when you unscramble NICKELINES tie at 12 points; none scores more. NICKEL, LINENS and KENNEL will look familiar.
Of the 59 5-letter words in NICKELINES, 10 score 11 points, the group's best. LINKS, LINES and SCENE are the ones most people know.
Among 60 4-letter words made with NICKELINES letters, the top score is 10, reached by 5. LIKE, LINE and LINK are the familiar ones.
The best of the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble NICKELINES is ICK, 9 points; EEK and EIK on 7 follow. SEE, INN and ICE are everyday picks.
Trade one tile of NICKELINES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with NI · ending in ES · all 10-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by NECKLINES (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: NICKELINES is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICKELINES itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 231) | 184 | 231 | 168 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: NICKELINES, NICKELINE, NICKELISE, SICLIKE, CLEIKS, SECKEL, SECKLE, CLEIK, ENLINKS, ICKLE, ENLINK, LIKINS and 35 more, 47 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: SLICKEN, ICKS, SELKIE, SILKIE, CEILIS, INCELS, CEILI, EEK, INCEL, KIS, LINNIES, INNIES and 4 more, 16 in all.
This word takes every letter of NICKELINES plus a single extra one.