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Yes. The word niece is a Scrabble US word. The word niece is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is niece a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word niece is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

NIECE,

4-letter words (3 found)

CINE,EINE,NICE,

3-letter words (6 found)

CEE,EEN,ENE,ICE,NEE,NIE,

2-letter words (4 found)

EE,EN,IN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 15 words from niece according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of niece

niece

English

Etymology

From Middle English nece (“niece, granddaughter”), from Old French nece (“niece, granddaughter”) (Modern French nièce (“niece”)) from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *néptih₂ (“granddaughter, niece”). Doublet of nift.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /niːs/
  • (General American) enPR: nēs, IPA(key): /nis/
  • Rhymes: -iːs
  • Homophones: Nice

Noun

niece (plural nieces)

  2. A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
    Hyponyms: fraternal niece, sororal niece
    Coordinate terms: nephew, neve
  3. A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law

Synonyms

  • nift (obsolete)

Antonyms

  • (with regard to gender) nephew
  • (with regard to ancestry) aunt, uncle

Hypernyms

  • nephling
  • nibling

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • dad / mom
  • brother / sister
  • grandfather / grandmother
  • cousin
  • step-

Anagrams

  • Eceni, Neice

Danish

Etymology

From French nièce (“niece”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /niɛːsə/, [niˈɛːsə]

Noun

niece c (singular definite niecen, plural indefinite niecer)

  1. niece

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (fraternal niece): brordatter
  • (sororal niece): søsterdatter

Antonyms

  • brorsøn ("fraternal nephew")
  • nevø ("nephew")
  • søstersøn("sororal nephew")

Further reading

  • niece on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Old French

Alternative forms

  • nece, neyche

Etymology

From Late Latin neptia, from Latin neptis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjɛtsə/

Noun

niece oblique singular, f (oblique plural nieces, nominative singular niece, nominative plural nieces)

  1. niece

Descendants

  • French: nièce
  • Norman: nièche
  • → Middle English: nece, nese, neece, neis, neysse
    • English: niece
    • Scots: niece

See also

  • neveu
  • oncle

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French nièce, from Late Latin neptia, representing Latin neptis (“granddaughter”), from Proto-Italic *néptih₂.

Noun

niece c

  1. (somewhat formal) niece

Declension

Hyponyms

  • brorsdotter (“fraternal niece”)
  • systerdotter (“sororal niece”)

See also

  • nevö (“nephew”)

References

  • niece in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).

Source: wiktionary.org