nixie

Meanings

Plural: nixies

Noun

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

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

nixie is a valid Words With Friends word