nuclear

ADJECTIVE /nukliər/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH N

nuclear is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1U1C3L1E1A1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does nuclear mean?

ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1

(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy.

“nuclear war”

“nuclear weapons”

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
2

Constituting or like a nucleus.

“annexation of the suburban fringe by the nuclear metropolis”

“the nuclear core of the congregation”

SIMILAR
3

Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell.

“nuclear membrane”

“nuclear division”

4

Of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom.

“nuclear physics”

“nuclear fission”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of nuclear

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