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Is nestling a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nestling is a Scrabble US word. The word nestling is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is nestling a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nestling is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

N1E1S1T1L1I1N1G2

Is nestling a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nestling is a Words With Friends word. The word nestling is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2E1S1T1L2I1N2G3

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8-letter words (1 found)

NESTLING,

7-letter words (11 found)

GINNELS,GLISTEN,LENSING,LESTING,LINNETS,NESTING,SENTING,SINGLET,SNIGLET,TENSING,TINGLES,

6-letter words (29 found)

ELINTS,ENGILT,ENLIST,ENSIGN,GENTIL,GILETS,GINNEL,GLENTS,GLINTS,INGEST,INGLES,INLETS,INTELS,LEGIST,LEGITS,LIGNES,LINENS,LINNET,LISTEN,SENNIT,SIGNET,SILENT,SINGLE,SINNET,STINGE,TENNIS,TINGES,TINGLE,TINSEL,

5-letter words (55 found)

ELINT,ELSIN,ENLIT,GEIST,GEITS,GELTS,GENTS,GILET,GILTS,GITES,GLEIS,GLENS,GLENT,GLINT,GLITS,INGLE,INLET,INSET,INTEL,ISLET,ISTLE,LEGIT,LENGS,LENIS,LENTI,LIENS,LIGNE,LINEN,LINES,LINGS,LINNS,LINTS,LITES,NEIST,NELIS,NINES,NITES,SEGNI,SENGI,SENTI,SIENT,SILEN,SINGE,SLING,STEIL,STEIN,STILE,STING,TEILS,TEINS,TIGES,TILES,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,

4-letter words (78 found)

EGIS,ELTS,ENGS,ENTS,GEIT,GELS,GELT,GENS,GENT,GEST,GETS,GIEN,GIES,GILT,GINN,GINS,GIST,GITE,GITS,GLEI,GLEN,GLIT,INGS,INNS,ISLE,LEGS,LEIS,LENG,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,LIEN,LIES,LIGS,LINE,LING,LINN,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITS,NEGS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NILS,NINE,NITE,NITS,SEIL,SENT,SIEN,SIGN,SILE,SILT,SINE,SING,SITE,SLIT,SNIG,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEGS,TEIL,TEIN,TELS,TENS,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TILE,TILS,TINE,TING,TINS,

3-letter words (48 found)

ELS,ELT,ENG,ENS,EST,GEL,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIS,GIT,ING,INN,INS,ITS,LEG,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIS,LIT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,SEG,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIG,SIN,SIT,TEG,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (14 found)

EL,EN,ES,ET,GI,IN,IS,IT,LI,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 237 words from nestling according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nestling

nestling

Etymology 1

From Middle English nestling, equivalent to nest +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛstlɪŋ/

Noun

nestling (plural nestlings)

  1. A small, young bird that is still confined to the nest.
    Synonym: quab
  2. (obsolete) A nest; a receptacle.
Translations

Etymology 2

From nestle +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛsəlɪŋ/, /ˈnɛslɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛslɪŋ

Verb

nestling

  1. present participle and gerund of nestle

Noun

nestling (plural nestlings)

  1. The act of one who nestles.

Anagrams

  • slenting

Source: wiktionary.org