Yes. NIX is a valid word.
NIX is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
NIX is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About NIX
NIX means nothing or no, and as a verb it means to veto or cancel; its forms include NIXED, NIXES and NIXING. NIXIE, a water sprite, is valid too. NIX uses an N, an I and the X, worth 10 before any bonus.
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NIX scores 10 points
Before any bonus squares: N 1 + I 1 + X 8 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: NIX as the first play
Later in the game, put the X on a 3L square and NIX is worth 26 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from NIX
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of NIX and these are still words:
- FIXto repair
- MIXto put together into one mass
- PIXsame as PYX: a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept
- SIXthe number after five
- TIXsame as TICKETS: form of TICKET
- NIBthe writing point of a pen
- NILa quantity of no importance
- NIMgame in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters N, I and X.
Memory tip
NIX means no, or to cancel something, as in “they nixed the plan”. Add an I and an E for NIXIE.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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