Nook Miles icon from Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Nook Miles

Nook Miles reward everyday milestones in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and unlock travel, upgrades and special items.

Special currency Updated on July 11, 2026 1 min read

Important information

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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Game

What Nook Miles means in its world

Nook Miles are not a second version of Bells. In New Horizons, they reward the habits that shape an island: catching creatures, talking to residents, decorating, crafting and completing small objectives. That makes them useful even when a player is short on cash.

Their most important early use is travel. Nook Miles Tickets open mystery-island trips, while later redemptions cover practical upgrades and items that are not bought from the ordinary shop.

Practical reference

The useful details in one place: value, earning, spending and the decisions that can waste this currency.

Value of Nook Miles

A points-based reward currency tied to island activities

How Nook Miles reaches your pocket

Complete Nook Miles and Nook Miles+ objectives shown on the NookPhone.

Where Nook Miles gets spent

Redeem them at Nook Stop for travel tickets, inventory and tool upgrades, reactions and selected goods.

Details worth noticing

Keep a reserve for travel tickets before spending heavily on cosmetic rewards.