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Is nid a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nid is a Scrabble US word. The word nid is worth 4 points in Scrabble:

N1I1D2

Is nid a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nid is a Scrabble UK word and has 4 points:

N1I1D2

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3 letters words from 'nid'

DIN 4NID 4

2 letters words from 'nid'

DI 3ID 3
IN 2 

All 3 letters words made out of nid

nid ind ndi dni idn din

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Definitions and meaning of nid

nid

Etymology

Noun

nid

  1. (linguistics) Initialism of noun inanimate dependent.

See also

  • na
  • nad
  • ni

Anagrams

  • DNI, Din, IDN, IND, Ind, Ind., din, in d., ind.

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin nīdus, from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ni/
  • Homophones: ni, nids, nie, nient, nies

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

  1. nest
    • 1976, Michel Fugain et le Big Bazar, "Le printemps".
  2. (military) Some people or dangerous things, hidden or not.
    • Nid de mitrailleuses / machine gun nest
    • Nid d'espions / spy's nest

Derived terms

  • nid d'aigle
  • nid d'amour
  • nid de poule
  • petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid

Further reading

  • “nid” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̠ʲɪdʲ/

Noun

nid

  1. inflection of nead:
    1. vocative/genitive singular
    2. nominative/dative plural

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian nido, from Latin nidus.

Noun

nid

  1. nest

Norman

Etymology

From Latin nīdus.

Noun

nid m (plural nids)

  1. (Guernsey) nest

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse níð, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą, sense 2 being a semantic loan from German Neid. Doublet of ni-.

Noun

nid n (definite singular nidet, uncountable)

  1. (archaic or historical) mockery, defamation, shame
  2. (literary) envy, hatred, animosity

Derived terms

  • nidsk
  • nidskrift n
  • nidvise f

Related terms

  • niding m
  • nidstong f

References

  • “nid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *nīþą. Cognate with Old English nīþ (English nithe), Old Norse níð.

Noun

nīd m

  1. envy
  2. hate
  3. malice

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle High German: nīt
    • German: Neid
    • Luxembourgish: Näid

References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪd/

Adverb

nid

  1. not

References


Source: wiktionary.org
  • a pheasant's nest or brood.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)