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Is nib a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nib is a Scrabble US word. The word nib is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

N1I1B3

Is nib a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nib is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

N1I1B3

Is nib a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nib is a Words With Friends word. The word nib is worth 7 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2I1B4

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3-letter words (2 found)

BIN,NIB,

2-letter words (2 found)

BI,IN,

You can make 4 words from nib according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nib

nib

English

Alternative forms

  • knib (obsolete)

Etymology

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪb/
  • Rhymes: -ɪb

Noun

nib (plural nibs)

  1. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
  3. (now dialectal) A bird's beak.
    Alternative form: neb
    Synonyms: bill, pecker
  4. Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
  5. A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
  6. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
  7. One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
    Synonym: thole
  8. The shaft of a wagon.

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Verb

nib (third-person singular simple present nibs, present participle nibbing, simple past and past participle nibbed)

  1. (transitive) To fit (a pen) with a nib.

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Anagrams

  • bin, Bin, ibn, NBI, bin-, BNI

Source: wiktionary.org