NICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NICHE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICHE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICHE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NICHE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does NICHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shallow recess in a wall, often used to display a statue or ornament; more broadly, a position, role, or specialized market particularly well suited to someone or something.
A niche originally described an actual hollow built into a wall, deep enough to hold a statue, vase or other ornament, and the word still carries that architectural sense in churches, gardens and grand buildings. From there, niche broadened into a figurative sense: a job, hobby, or corner of a market that fits a person or product especially well, as when a small business finds its niche among larger competitors. In ecology, biologists also speak of a species' niche, meaning its particular role and resources within an environment.
How NICHE is used
Used both literally for a recess in a wall and figuratively for a well-suited role, business, or specialized market.
- A marble statue stood in a niche above the doorway.
- She finally found her niche writing about vintage cameras.
- The shop carved out a niche selling handmade leather goods.
- Every species occupies its own niche within the forest ecosystem.
- He designed a small niche in the hallway for family photographs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NICHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NICHE
The 5 tiles of NICHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NICHE
6 longer words begin with NICHE.
Words ending in NICHE
3 words end in NICHE. Useful as a back hook: play NICHE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NICHE inside
3 words contain NICHE in the middle. Words that start with NICHE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NICHE
Common questions about NICHE
- Is NICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NICHE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NICHE worth?
- NICHE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NICHE mean?
- A shallow recess in a wall, often used to display a statue or ornament; more broadly, a position, role, or specialized market particularly well suited to someone or something.
- What letters can be added to NICHE?
- NICHE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NICHE:
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