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Is nimble a Scrabble word?

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

N1I1M3B3L1E1

Is nimble a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1I1M3B3L1E1

Is nimble a Words With Friends word?

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

N2I1M4B4L2E1

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6-letter words (2 found)

MILNEB,NIMBLE,

5-letter words (1 found)

LIMEN,

4-letter words (16 found)

BEIN,BENI,BIEN,BILE,BINE,BLIN,LIEN,LIMB,LIME,LIMN,LINE,MEIN,MIEN,MILE,MINE,NIMB,

3-letter words (17 found)

BEL,BEN,BIN,ELM,LEI,LIB,LIE,LIN,MEL,MEN,MIB,MIL,NEB,NIB,NIE,NIL,NIM,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BI,EL,EM,EN,IN,LI,ME,MI,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 47 words from nimble according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nimble

nimble

Etymology

From Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), merger of Old English nǣmel (“receptive, quick to grasp”) and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding”), both from niman (“to take”) + -el, -ol (associative suffix), corresponding to nim +‎ -le. Compare German nehmen, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪmbl̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɪmbəl

Adjective

nimble (comparative nimbler, superlative nimblest)

  1. Adept at taking or grasping.
    nimble fingers
  2. Quick and light in movement or action.
  3. Quickwitted and alert.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "quick and light in movement or action"): sluggish

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Verb

nimble (third-person singular simple present nimbles, present participle nimbling, simple past and past participle nimbled)

  1. (intransitive) To move nimbly.

Anagrams

  • milneb

Source: wiktionary.org