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Is ned a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ned is a Scrabble US word. The word ned is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

N1E1D2

Is ned a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ned is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

N1E1D2

Is ned a Words With Friends word?

The word ned is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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3 letters words from 'ned'

DEN 4END 4
NED 4 

2 letters words from 'ned'

DE 3ED 3
EN 2NE 2

All 3 letters words made out of ned

ned end nde dne edn den

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ned. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ned.

Definitions and meaning of ned

ned

Etymology

Unknown. The suggested initialism from "non-educated delinquent" is a backronym and folk etymology. Several other suggestions include a contraction of ne'er-do-well, neanderthal, or some kind of relationship with Teddy Boy although its use much predates the 1950s origin of that phrase. Ostensibly unrelated to "Ned" as a diminutive of the personal name "Edward" but the Scottish use of 'ned' for hooligan or lout is cited by the Oxford English Dictionary as dating from the early 19th century. The OED also attributes a possible derivation from the 'Edward' diminutive.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛd/

Noun

ned (plural neds)

  1. (Scotland, slang, derogatory, offensive) A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, a violent disposition and with a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.
    • 2007 (Scotland), RecordView in Daily Record, 14 Feb 07, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail, p. 8:
      The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk.

Synonyms

  • chav (England)
  • charva (Northeast England)
  • scally (Northern England)
  • scanger (Dublin/Ireland)
  • Senga (Scotland)
  • yob, yobbo (England, Australia)
  • spide (Northern Ireland)

Anagrams

  • -end, DEN, DNE, Den, Den., End, NDE, den, edn., end, end-

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neð/

Preposition

ned

  1. down

Italian

Etymology

From né, by analogy with e/ed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈned/

Conjunction

ned

  1. (poetic) Rare form of né used before a vowel

References

  • ned in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Cognate with Upper Sorbian hnyd and Czech hned.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛt/

Adverb

ned

  1. immediately, straightaway

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • ner (no longer listed; obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Adverb

ned

  1. down (from a higher to a lower level)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nede

References

  • “ned” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • den, end

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neː/, /neːd/
  • Rhymes: -eː, -eːd
  • Homophone: ne

Adverb

ned

  1. down (from a higher to a lower level)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nede

References

  • “ned” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neːd/

Noun

nēd f

  1. Alternative form of nīed

Scots

Noun

ned (plural neds)

  1. (slang, derogatory) ned

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • ner (somewhat informal)
  • neder (archaic except in some compounds)

Etymology

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neːd/

Adverb

ned (not comparable)

  1. (somewhat formal) down

Usage notes

The forms ned and ner are often, but not always, interchangeable. The form ned is more formal and is especially found in compounds of more formal nature, whereas ner is more common as a word on its own. For instance the formal word nedlägga (“to discontinue, shut down”) vs. its informal equivalent lägga ner. Some compounds can use either form, e.g. nedladdning (“download”) (more formal) or nerladdning (less formal). Some compounds only use ned, e.g. nedlåtande (“condescending”).

In a few compounds, the otherwise archaic form neder is used, e.g. nederbörd (“precipitation”) or nedervåning (“ground floor”).

References

  • ned in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • ned in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

  • den

Source: wiktionary.org
  • a young hooligan.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)