nice: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 6 letter points · starts with N · ends with E
Meaning of nice
adj
- informal
Pleasant, satisfactory, complimentary.
- informal
Of a person: friendly, attractive.
Example: You weren’t nice to me this morning.
Respectable; virtuous.
Example: What is a nice person like you doing in a place like this?
- informal
Shows that the given adjective is desirable, or acts as a mild intensifier; pleasantly, quite.
Example: The soup is nice and hot.
Listed forms: nicer, nicest, nyc, noice.
Source: Wiktionary — nice.
adv
- colloquial
Nicely.
Example: Children, play nice.
Listed forms: nicer, nicest, nyc, noice.
Source: Wiktionary — nice.
intj
Used to signify a job well done.
Example: Nice! I couldn't have done better.
Used to signify approval.
Example: Is that your new car? Nice!
Listed forms: nyc, noice.
Source: Wiktionary — nice.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for nice.
adjective
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
adjective
done with delicacy and skill
adjective
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
adjective
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is nice in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of nice
N(1) + I(1) + C(3) + E(1) = 6 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of nice
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from nice
5 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in nice. Showing up to 24, longest first.