NICETY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NICETY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NICETY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICETY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICETY
No single letter turns NICETY into another word.
How NICETY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NICETY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does NICETY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small point of detail or fine distinction, or a polite social custom.
Nicety has two related uses. In the plural it often means the finer points of a subject, such as the niceties of grammar, and in the singular it can mean precision or exactness. It also covers small acts of courtesy, as in observing the social niceties. The word grew out of the older sense of nice as meaning precise or subtle.
How NICETY is used
Most often plural, in set phrases like legal niceties or social niceties.
- The lawyer explained each nicety of the contract.
- They skipped the usual nicety of asking how the other was doing.
- He cut the glass with great nicety.
- Few people care about the nicety of that distinction.
- Writing a thank-you note is a nicety that still matters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NICETY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NICETY
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Common questions about NICETY
- Is NICETY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NICETY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NICETY worth?
- NICETY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NICETY mean?
- A small point of detail or fine distinction, or a polite social custom.
- What letters can be added to NICETY?
- No single letter can be added to NICETY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NICETY:
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