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Is nelson a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nelson is a Scrabble US word. The word nelson is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

N1E1L1S1O1N1

Is nelson a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nelson is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

N1E1L1S1O1N1

Is nelson a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nelson is a Words With Friends word. The word nelson is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1L2S1O1N2

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6-letter words (1 found)

NELSON,

5-letter words (8 found)

ENOLS,LENOS,LOSEN,NEONS,NOELS,NOLES,NONES,SONNE,

4-letter words (17 found)

ENOL,EONS,LENO,LENS,LONE,LOSE,NEON,NOEL,NOES,NOLE,NONE,NOSE,OLES,ONES,SLOE,SOLE,SONE,

3-letter words (16 found)

ELS,ENS,EON,LES,LOS,NON,NOS,OES,OLE,ONE,ONS,OSE,SEL,SEN,SOL,SON,

2-letter words (10 found)

EL,EN,ES,LO,NE,NO,OE,ON,OS,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 53 words from nelson according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nelson

nelson

Etymology

Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.

Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

Pronunciation

Noun

nelson (plural nelsons)

  1. (cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
  2. (wrestling) A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.

Derived terms

  • double nelson
  • half nelson
  • triple nelson

Anagrams

  • Lenons

Finnish

Etymology

From English nelson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnels(ː)on/, [ˈne̞ls̠(ː)o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -elson
  • Syllabification(key): nel‧son

Noun

nelson

  1. (wrestling) nelson

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • “nelson”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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