“NICHED” is a valid word. — 12 points Scrabble

nicea city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera
hidethe dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)
chinthe protruding part of the lower jaw
incha unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
dicea small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
dinehave supper; eat dinner
iceddecorate with frosting
hindany of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers
cine
chidcensure severely or angrily
cedithe basic unit of money in Ghana
hiedmove fast
nide

endeither extremity of something that has length
diea small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
icewater frozen in the solid state
hidprevent from being seen or discovered
chithe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
denthe habitation of wild animals
henadult female chicken
ich
dina loud harsh or strident noise
hic
hiemove fast
hinancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons
edh

ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
hea very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in Texas and Kansas)
hian expression of greeting
eh
dea Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
edimpotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
ida state in the Rocky Mountains
enhalf the width of an em
nea colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

NICHED