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Is nesh a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nesh is a Scrabble US word. The word nesh is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

N1E1S1H4

Is nesh a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nesh is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

N1E1S1H4

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4-letter words (3 found)

HENS,NESH,SHEN,

3-letter words (6 found)

EHS,ENS,HEN,HES,SEN,SHE,

2-letter words (6 found)

EH,EN,ES,HE,NE,SH,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 16 words from nesh according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of nesh

nesh ensh nseh sneh esnh senh nehs enhs nhes hnes ehns hens nshe snhe nhse hnse shne hsne eshn sehn ehsn hesn shen hsen

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Definitions and meaning of nesh

nesh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Etymology 1

From Middle English nesh, nesch, nesche, from Old English hnesċe, hnysċe, hnæsċe (“soft, tender, mild; weak, delicate; slack, negligent; effeminate, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwī, from Proto-Germanic *hnaskuz (“soft, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-, *kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”).

Cognate with Scots nesch, nesh (“soft, tender, yielding easily to pressure, sensitive”), Dutch nesch, nes (“wet, moist”), Gothic 𐌷𐌽𐌰𐍃𐌵𐌿𐍃 (hnasqus, “soft, tender, delicate”). Compare also nask, nasky, nasty.

Alternative forms

  • nish (Newfoundland English)

Adjective

nesh (comparative nesher, superlative neshest)

  1. (now UK dialectal) Soft; tender; sensitive; yielding.
  2. (now UK dialectal) Delicate; weak; poor-spirited; susceptible to cold weather, harsh conditions etc.
  3. (now UK dialectal) Soft; friable; crumbly.
Usage notes
  • This is a fairly widespread dialect term throughout north-central England and North Wales.
Derived terms
  • neshen
  • neshness
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English neschen, from Old English hnesċan, hnesċian (“to make soft, soften; become soft, give way, waver”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnaskwōn (“to make soft”), from Proto-Indo-European *knēs-, *kenes- (“to scratch, scrape, rub”). Cognate with Old High German nascōn ("to nibble at, parasitise, squander"; > German naschen (“to nibble, pinch”)). Doublet of nosh.

Verb

nesh (third-person singular simple present neshes, present participle neshing, simple past and past participle neshed)

  1. (transitive) To make soft, tender, or weak.
  2. (intransitive, dialectal, Northern England) To act timidly.

Anagrams

  • NHEs, Shen, hens

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • nãsh, nãshi

Etymology

Plural of nes.

Pronoun

nesh m pl (masculine singular nes, feminine singular nese, feminine plural nesi)

  1. (third-person masculine plural pronoun) they (all male or mixed group)

Synonyms

  • eyi

See also

  • mini
  • tini
  • el, nes
  • noi
  • voi

Source: wiktionary.org