nix

Plural: nixe, nixes

Noun

A water sprite or goblin.
a quantity of no importance
Nothing.
A treacherous water-spirit

Verb

Verb Forms: nixed, nixing, nixes

To forbid or cancel; to veto.
command against
- "Dad nixed our plans"
To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel.
To destroy or eradicate.

Intj

No! Not at all!
A warning cry when a policeman or schoolmaster etc. was seen approaching.

Examples

He hoped a friendly NIX would grant him better tiles in the next round of Scrabble.
I had to NIX my first word idea when I realized I didn’t have an ’S’.
Nix the last order – the customer walked out.

Origin / Etymology

From German nix, colloquial form of nichts (“nothing”). Compare also Dutch niks (“nothing”), informal for niets (“nothing”). More at naught.

Synonyms

aught, cipher, cypher, disallow, forbid, goose egg, interdict, nada, naught, nil, nothing, null, prohibit, proscribe, veto, zero, zilch, zip, zippo, cancel, reject

Antonyms

allow, permit

Scrabble Score: 10

nix: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nix: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nix: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

nix: valid Words With Friends Word