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Is neb a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word neb is a Scrabble US word. The word neb is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is neb a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word neb is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

N1E1B3

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Yes. The word neb is a Words With Friends word. The word neb is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (2 found)

BEN,NEB,

2-letter words (3 found)

BE,EN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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

Definitions and meaning of neb

neb

Translingual

Symbol

neb

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Toura.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Toura terms

English

Alternative forms

  • nib

Etymology

From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛb/
  • Rhymes: -ɛb

Noun

neb (plural nebs)

  2. (now dialectal) A bird's beak.
    Alternative form: nib
    Synonyms: bill, pecker
  3. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
  4. (now dialectal) A person's nose.
  5. (now dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
  6. (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
  7. (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
  8. (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

Derived terms

  • nebby (Geordie, US)

Related terms

  • nib
  • nipple

See also

References

  • “neb”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “neb”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
  • Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
  • Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “neb”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

  • Ben, EbN, NbE, ben

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛp]
  • Rhymes: -ɛp

Conjunction

neb

  1. (archaic) or
  2. (literary) because, as, since
    Synonyms: protože, jelikož, poněvadž, neboť

Related terms

Further reading

  • “neb”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “neb”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *nekʷos (“someone, something”), whence also Old Irish nech (“anyone; no-one”), from Proto-Indo-European *né (negative particle) + Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (“which, that”). Cognate with Latvian nekas (“nothing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neːb/

Pronoun

neb

  1. nobody, no-one

Related terms

  • pawb (“everyone”)
  • pwy (“who”)
  • rhywun (“someone”)
  • unrhyw un (“anyone”)

References

White Hmong

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ne˥/

Pronoun

neb

  1. you two (second person dual)
  2. your (second person dual)

References

  • Ernest E. Heimbach, White Hmong - English Dictionary (1979, SEAP Publications)

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