Definitions For Nicknaming

noun

  • A name (such as “Moose” or “Lady Bird”) that is different from your real name but is what your family, friends, etc., call you when they are talking to you or about you

verb

  • To give (someone) a name that is not that person's real name : to give a nickname to (someone)

Is Nicknaming 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
19
Words with Friends
25

The word Nicknaming is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Nicknaming in a Sentence

  • His mother gave him the nickname “Winky” when he was a baby.
  • Earvin “Magic” Johnson got his nickname from the way he handled a basketball.

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