Nukes

What it means

1. (noun) A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. “There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.”
2. (noun) A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat. “The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.”
3. (noun) A recess, cove or hollow.
4. (noun) An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
5. (noun) A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
6. (noun) A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
7. (noun) The spinal cord.
8. (noun) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
9. (noun) A nuclear weapon.
10. (noun) (by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
11. (noun) A nuclear power station.
12. (noun) A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.

Letter analysis

• Nukes contains 5 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 3 consonant(s).
• It uses 5 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 2.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

Sub-words

• kens
• nuke
• sunk
• ken
• sue
• sun
• use

Related words

Other 5-letter words

• abaci
• aback
• abaft
• abase
• abash
• abate
• abbey
• abbot
• abeam
• abets
• abhor
• abide
• abler
• abode
• abort
• about
• above
• abuse

See all 5-letter words →

Words starting with NUK

• nuke
• nuked
• nuking

See all words starting with NUK →

Words ending with KES

• archdukes
• artichokes
• awakes
• backstrokes
• bakes
• betakes
• bikes
• brakes
• breaststrokes
• cakes
• cheesecakes
• chokes
• clambakes
• coffeecakes
• cokes
• convokes
• cornflakes
• cowpokes

See all words ending with KES →

Common questions