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What does newbie mean? Is newbie a Scrabble word?

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Is newbie a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word newbie is a Scrabble US word. The word newbie is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

N1E1W4B3I1E1

Is newbie a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word newbie is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

N1E1W4B3I1E1

Is newbie a Words With Friends word?

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

N2E1W4B4I1E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

NEWBIE,

5-letter words (1 found)

NEWIE,

4-letter words (11 found)

BEEN,BEIN,BENE,BENI,BIEN,BINE,EINE,ENEW,NEWB,WEEN,WINE,

3-letter words (16 found)

BEE,BEN,BIN,EEN,EEW,ENE,EWE,NEB,NEE,NEW,NIB,NIE,WEB,WEE,WEN,WIN,

2-letter words (8 found)

BE,BI,EE,EN,EW,IN,NE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 38 words from newbie according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of newbie

newbie

Etymology

Uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a blend of newborn +‎ baby, or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjuːbi/, /ˈnuːbi/
  • Rhymes: -uːbi

Noun

newbie (plural newbies)

  1. (slang) A newcomer, someone new to something. [from 20th c.]
  2. (Internet) A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
  3. (slang) Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.

Usage notes

  • The term "newbie" was greatly popularized with the advent of the Internet, but was in use before then.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:newbie.

Synonyms

  • novice
  • newcomer
  • newling
  • rookie
  • See also Thesaurus:beginner

Antonyms

  • knowbie

Coordinate terms

  • midbie
  • oldbie

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Source: wiktionary.org