01 Word definition

nukes

5 letters · 2 vowels · 3 consonants

Is NUKES a word?

Yes. NUKES is a 5-letter verb. NUKES is a plural or present-tense form of NUKE: strike at with firepower or bombs Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell NUKES?

N-U-K-E-S

NUKES contains 5 letters, begins with N, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

NUKES is a plural or present-tense form of NUKE.

1verb

  1. NUKES is a plural or present-tense form of NUKE: strike at with firepower or bombs

    “zap the enemy”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score9points
Words With Friends11points
Word length5letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is NUKES spelled?

N1U2K3E4S5
Starts withNUKFirst 3 letters
Ends withKESLast 3 letters
Unique letters5No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 3Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About NUKES.

How do you spell NUKES?

NUKES is spelled N-U-K-E-S. It contains 5 letters.