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Is nelly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nelly is a Scrabble US word. The word nelly is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

N1E1L1L1Y4

Is nelly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nelly is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

N1E1L1L1Y4

Is nelly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nelly is a Words With Friends word. The word nelly is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1L2L2Y3

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5-letter words (1 found)

NELLY,

4-letter words (2 found)

LYNE,YELL,

3-letter words (5 found)

ELL,LEY,LYE,NYE,YEN,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,EN,NE,NY,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 14 words from nelly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nelly

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Definitions and meaning of nelly

nelly

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /nɛli/
  • Rhymes: -ɛli

Etymology 1

Shortened from Nelly Duff, for puff, i.e. breath of life.

Noun

nelly (plural nellies)

  1. (Cockney rhyming slang) A person's life.
Usage notes
  • Used principally in the phrase not on your nelly.

Etymology 2

From the woman's name Nelly.

Noun

nelly (plural nellies)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An effeminate homosexual man.
  2. (British, slang) A silly person.
  3. A giant petrel, Macronectes giganteus and Macronectes halli.
Hyponyms
  • (petrel): Antarctic giant petrel, northern giant petrel, southern giant fulmar, southern giant petrel
Derived terms
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Adjective

nelly (comparative nellier, superlative nelliest)

  1. (slang) Unmanly; effeminate.

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Source: wiktionary.org