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Is nibble a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nibble is a Scrabble US word. The word nibble is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

N1I1B3B3L1E1

Is nibble a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nibble is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

N1I1B3B3L1E1

Is nibble a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nibble is a Words With Friends word. The word nibble is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2I1B4B4L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

NIBBLE,

5-letter words (1 found)

BIBLE,

4-letter words (10 found)

BEIN,BENI,BIBE,BIEN,BILE,BINE,BLEB,BLIN,LIEN,LINE,

3-letter words (13 found)

BEL,BEN,BIB,BIN,EBB,LEI,LIB,LIE,LIN,NEB,NIB,NIE,NIL,

2-letter words (7 found)

BE,BI,EL,EN,IN,LI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 33 words from nibble according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nibble

nibble

Etymology 1

Probably of Dutch or Low German origin, perhaps from Middle Low German nibbelen (“to gnaw”), akin to modern Low German nibbeln (“to gnaw”) and Dutch nibbelen (“to nibble”), equivalent to nip +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian nibje (“to nibble”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪbəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪbəl

Noun

nibble (plural nibbles)

  1. A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
  2. (in the plural, nibbles) Small snacks such as crisps/potato chips or nuts, often eaten to accompany drinks.
Derived terms
  • nibbly
Translations

Verb

nibble (third-person singular simple present nibbles, present participle nibbling, simple past and past participle nibbled)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To eat with small, quick bites.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To bite lightly.
  3. (figurative, especially intransitive with away at) To consume gradually.
  4. To find fault; to cavil.
  5. Synonym of tramline (“of a vehicle: to follow contours in the ground with its wheels”)
Synonyms
  • (eat delicately): piddle
Derived terms
  • nibbler
Translations

Etymology 2

From nibble, punning on the homophony of byte and bite.

Alternative forms

  • nybble

Noun

nibble (plural nibbles)

  1. (computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or four bits.
Translations

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English nibble.

Noun

nibble m (plural nibbles)

  1. (computing) nibble (half a byte)

Source: wiktionary.org