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Is neither a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word neither is a Scrabble US word. The word neither is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

N1E1I1T1H4E1R1

Is neither a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word neither is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1E1I1T1H4E1R1

Is neither a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word neither is a Words With Friends word. The word neither is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

NEITHER,THEREIN,

6-letter words (12 found)

EITHER,ENTIRE,HEREIN,HINTER,INHERE,NERITE,NETHER,NITHER,RETINE,THEINE,THRENE,TRIENE,

5-letter words (20 found)

ENTER,ETHER,ETHNE,HIREE,INERT,INTER,ITHER,NITER,NITRE,RENTE,RETIE,RHINE,TERNE,THEIN,THEIR,THERE,THINE,THREE,TREEN,TRINE,

4-letter words (35 found)

EINE,ERNE,ETEN,ETHE,HEIR,HENT,HERE,HERN,HETE,HINT,HIRE,NETE,NITE,REEN,REIN,RENT,RETE,RINE,RITE,TEEN,TEER,TEHR,TEIN,TENE,TERN,THEE,THEN,THIN,THIR,TIER,TINE,TIRE,TREE,TRIE,TRIN,

3-letter words (29 found)

EEN,ENE,ERE,ERN,ETH,HEN,HER,HET,HIE,HIN,HIT,IRE,NEE,NET,NIE,NIT,NTH,REE,REH,REI,REN,RET,RIN,RIT,TEE,TEN,THE,TIE,TIN,

2-letter words (13 found)

EE,EH,EN,ER,ET,HE,HI,IN,IT,NE,RE,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 112 words from neither according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of neither

neither

Etymology

Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English nawther, noþer, naðer (whence also Modern nor), from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter (“neither”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nī′thə(r), nē′thə(r), IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/, /ˈniː.ðə(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/, /ˈni.ðɚ/
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  • enPR: nā′thə(r) IPA(key): (obsolete (in use until the 20th c.)) /ˈneɪ.ðə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -iːðə(ɹ), -aɪðə(ɹ)
  • See either for pronunciation by region.
  • Hyphenation: neith‧er

Determiner

neither

  1. Not one of two; not either.
  2. Not either (used with nor).

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Pronoun

neither

  1. Not either one of two.

Usage notes

  • According to traditional grammar, neither should always be construed as a singular (as in the example above). In practice, however, plural construction is often met with, especially when a specification with of follows: Neither of these shirts is / are clean.

Translations

Adverb

neither (not comparable)

  1. Similarly not.

Usage notes

  • Neither is used to mean none of two or more. Although some suggest that using the word neither with more than two items is incorrect, it has been commonly used to refer to more than two subjects since the 17th century.
  • Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. - inscription on James A. Farley Post Office Building, New York
  • There is considerable variation in the number of the verb employed with this construction.
  • Examples:
  • “That woman was neither a collector nor an art critic, but she understood the meaning I meant to give that work.” — Marcelle Ferron
  • “Has anyone ever loved you so much that they tried to kill you, or perhaps sucked you down into a hole so that you had to kill them to get away? Yeah, me neither.” — Maynard James Keenan
  • “You can make a lot of money in this game. Just ask my ex-wives. Both of them are so rich that neither of their husbands work.” — Lee Trevino
  • “As if it were gold and could be neither good nor bad nor worth more nor worth less but must always be worth the same no matter what.” — Alex Miller
  • “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,
Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat;
But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,
When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!” — Rudyard Kipling
  • “Neither you, Simon, nor the fifty thousand, nor the Romans, nor the Jews, nor Judas, nor the twelve, nor the priests, nor the scribes, nor doomed Jerusalem itself understand what power is, understand what glory is, understand at all.” — Jesus Christ Superstar

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Anagrams

  • Therien, etherin, reineth, therein

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