nickel-and-dime
VERBADJECTIVE
15 LETTERS · STARTS WITH N
nickel-and-dime is a valid 15-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1I1C3K5E1L1-0A1N1D2-0D2I1M3E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 =23 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69
MEANING
What does nickel-and-dime mean?
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Spend money frugally; spend as little as possible.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Accumulate gradually.
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Of minor importance.
“a nickel-and-dime operation run out of a single rented room”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Low-paying.
“a nickel-and-dime job”
SIMILAR