Is “Next” a Scrabble word?
Yes
NEXT
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary
Valid in these dictionaries
SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Meaning of Next
/nɛkst/
noun
1.The one that follows after this one.
“Next, please, don't hold up the queue!”
adjective
1.Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
2.Nearest in order, succession, or rank; immediately following (or sometimes preceding) in order.
“the next chapter; the next man I see; the next week; the Sunday next before Easter”
3.Following in a hypothetical sequence of some kind.
“The man was driven by his love for money and his desire to become the next Bill Gates.”
adverb
1.In a time, place, rank or sequence closest or following.
“It's the next best thing to ice cream.”
2.On the first subsequent occasion.
“Financial panic, earthquakes, oil spills, riots. What comes next?”
preposition
1.On the side of; nearest or adjacent to; next to.