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Is niello a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word niello is a Scrabble US word. The word niello is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is niello a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word niello is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

N1I1E1L1L1O1

Is niello a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word niello is a Words With Friends word. The word niello is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

LIONEL,NIELLO,

5-letter words (3 found)

ELOIN,OLEIN,OLLIE,

4-letter words (15 found)

ENOL,LENO,LIEN,LILO,LINE,LINO,LION,LOIN,LONE,NILL,NOEL,NOIL,NOLE,NOLL,ONIE,

3-letter words (12 found)

ELL,EON,ILL,ION,LEI,LIE,LIN,NIE,NIL,OIL,OLE,ONE,

2-letter words (11 found)

EL,EN,IN,IO,LI,LO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 44 words from niello according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of niello

niello

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian niello, from Latin nigellus (“blackish”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /niˈɛləʊ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /niˈɛloʊ/

Noun

niello (countable and uncountable, plural niellos or nielli)

  1. (metallurgy) Any of various black metal alloys, made of sulphur with copper, silver or lead, used to create decorative designs on other metals.
  2. An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.

Derived terms

  • nielloware

Related terms

Translations

Verb

niello (third-person singular simple present niellos, present participle nielloing, simple past and past participle nielloed)

  1. (transitive) To decorate (a surface) using this technique.

Anagrams

  • Lionel, O'Neill, lionel, loline, nollie

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnjɛl.lo/, (traditional) /niˈɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: nièl‧lo, (traditional) ni‧èl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin nigellus (“somewhat black”).

Noun

niello m (plural nielli)

  1. niello (type of metalwork)
Related terms
  • niellare
  • niellatura
  • niellatore

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

niello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of niellare
Descendants
  • → English: niello
  • → French: nielle (probably)

Further reading

  • niello in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • -ellino, ellino

Source: wiktionary.org