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nightcap

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Is nightcap a Scrabble word?

Yes, nightcap is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of nightcap?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (clothing) A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.Examples: "Winston wore a nightcap to stave off the cold."

2. (by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.Examples: ""[…] and as a nightcap I happened to pick the copy of Plato […]""broadlyfiguratively

3. (US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.US

4. (historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.historical

verb (English)

1. (intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.Examples: "Even better than breakfast, though, is nightcapping at the Waffle House . Nightcapping happens after the bars close, but before the southern sunrise: the hours when their jukeboxes play “Freebird” on a continual loop, […]"; "We nightcapped at the Four Seasons Hotel George V, on the most extravagant cocktails I'd ever purchased in life."intransitive

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "nightcap"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "nightcap"?

Scrabble
16 points
N1
I1
G2
H4
T1
C3
A1
P3
Words With Friends
19 points
N2
I1
G3
H3
T1
C4
A1
P4

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