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What does nearby mean? Is nearby a Scrabble word?

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Is nearby a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nearby is a Scrabble US word. The word nearby is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

N1E1A1R1B3Y4

Is nearby a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nearby is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

N1E1A1R1B3Y4

Is nearby a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nearby is a Words With Friends word. The word nearby is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1A1R1B4Y3

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6-letter words (2 found)

BARNEY,NEARBY,

5-letter words (10 found)

BARNY,BARYE,BAYER,BEANY,BERAY,BRANE,RAYNE,RENAY,YEARN,YERBA,

4-letter words (28 found)

ABER,ABYE,AERY,AYRE,BANE,BARE,BARN,BAYE,BEAN,BEAR,BRAE,BRAN,BRAY,BREN,BREY,BYRE,EARN,EYRA,NABE,NARE,NARY,NEAR,REAN,RENY,YARE,YARN,YEAN,YEAR,

3-letter words (35 found)

ABY,ANE,ANY,ARB,ARE,ARY,AYE,BAE,BAN,BAR,BAY,BEN,BEY,BRA,BYE,EAN,EAR,ERA,ERN,NAB,NAE,NAY,NEB,NYE,RAN,RAY,REB,REN,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAR,YEA,YEN,YER,

2-letter words (17 found)

AB,AE,AN,AR,AY,BA,BE,BY,EA,EN,ER,NA,NE,NY,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 93 words from nearby according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nearby

nearby

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near +‎ by.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Adjective

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. Adjacent, near, close by.

Alternative forms

  • near-by

Synonyms

  • close; see also Thesaurus:near

Translations

Adverb

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

  1. next to, close to

Alternative forms

  • near by

Derived terms

  • is there a grocery store nearby

Translations

Noun

nearby (plural nearbys)

  1. (finance) A futures contract, of a particular group, whose settlement date is the earliest.

Usage notes

Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by, which is written as two words; and the adjectival nearby, which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms. Cf. usage note in closeby.

Anagrams

  • Barney, barney, brayne

Source: wiktionary.org