Definition of NIXIE

nixie

Plural: nixies

Noun

  • A female water spirit or sprite.
  • A female nix, a water-spirit.
  • A piece of mail returned as undeliverable.

Examples

  • He imagined a NIXIE whispering a high-scoring word into his ear during Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

From German Nixe, feminine of Nix, from Middle High German nickes, from Old High German nihhus (“water-elf, crocodile”), from Proto-Germanic *nikwus, *nikwis, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *neygʷ- (“to wash”).
Cognate with Old English nicor (“water-elf, hippopotamus, walrus”), English nicker.

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

nixie: valid Words With Friends Word