nickname

/nɪk,neɪm/ nounverb
8 letters2 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1

A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name).

“Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”

“Henry's nickname was Slim”

2

A descriptive name for a place or thing.

“the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'”

VERB
1

Give a nickname to.

WORD FORMS
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Ends withE
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Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
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Starts & ends withN … E
Syllablesnick · name
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