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Is naw a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word naw is a Scrabble US word. The word naw is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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3-letter words (3 found)

AWN,NAW,WAN,

2-letter words (3 found)

AN,AW,NA,

You can make 6 words from naw according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of naw

naw

Translingual

Symbol

naw

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Nawuri.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Nawuri terms

English

Etymology

In Scottish use, from Scots naw, naa, na, from Middle English na, from Old English nā (“no, never”). More generally, a colloquial, unarticulated form of no; compare nah. More at no.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: nô, IPA(key): /nɔː/
  • (US) enPR: nô, IPA(key): /nɔ/
  • (cot–caught merger) enPR: nä, IPA(key): /nɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː, -ɑː
  • Homophones: nor, gnaw

Interjection

naw

  1. (informal) No.
  2. (Jamaica) Pronunciation spelling of not.

Translations

See also

  • nee-naw

Anagrams

  • NWA, WAN, Wan, awn, wan, wan-

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nawan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

naw

  1. nine

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Probably from English naw or Scots naw.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɑː/, /ˈnɔː/
  • Hyphenation: naw

Adverb

naw

  1. not

Particle

naw

  1. no

Maricopa

Noun

naw

  1. friend

Tarao

Noun

naw

  1. child

References

  • Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002) Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)

Vurës

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

naw

  1. sea
  2. salt
  3. wave

Further reading

Catriona Malau (2011-05-05) Dictionary of Vurës

Wakhi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáwa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognate with Yagnobi нав (nav).

Numeral

naw

  1. nine

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /naːu̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /nau̯/
  • Rhymes: -au̯

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *naw, from Proto-Celtic *nowan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Numeral

naw

  1. (cardinal number) nine
Derived terms
  • ar y naw (“extremely”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

naw

  1. nasal mutation of daw

Mutation

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “naw”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Whitesands

Noun

naw

  1. knife

References

  • Jeremy Hammond, The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu (2009), p. 75

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