Definitions For Nicking

noun

  • A small broken area that appears on something after something else hits or cuts it
  • A small cut on your skin
  • A prison or police station

verb

  • To cut or damage a small part of the surface of (something) : to put a nick in (something)
  • To make a small cut on (someone)
  • To catch and arrest (someone)

Is Nicking a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
18

The word Nicking is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Nicking in a Sentence

  • There are a couple of nicks on the painting.
  • His face was covered with nicks and cuts after shaving.
  • She spent a night in the nick.
  • He was nicked on the shoulder by a bullet.
  • She was nicked for the theft.
  • I nicked a couple of cars when I was younger.

Antonyms for Nicking

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