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

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

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6-letter words (1 found)

NIMMER,

5-letter words (3 found)

INERM,MIMER,MINER,

4-letter words (11 found)

EMIR,MEIN,MERI,MIEN,MIME,MINE,MIRE,REIN,RIEM,RIME,RINE,

3-letter words (14 found)

ERM,ERN,IRE,MEM,MEN,MIM,MIR,NIE,NIM,REI,REM,REN,RIM,RIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

EM,EN,ER,IN,ME,MI,MM,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 39 words from nimmer according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nimmer

nimmer

Etymology

From Middle English nimere, equivalent to nim (to filch, steal) +‎ -er. Cognate with Dutch nemer (taker), German Nehmer (taker).

Noun

nimmer (plural nimmers)

  1. A petty thief.

References

Anagrams

  • mermin

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German nimmer, nimer, niemer, also niemēr, from Old High German niomēr, from either nio (not) +‎ mēr (more) (equivalent to modern nia (never) + wieder (again)) or ni (not) +‎ iomēr (always, ever) (equivalent to modern na (no) + immer (always), compare English never from ne +‎ ever), or maybe both. Cognate with German nimmer, Dutch nimmer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnimɐ/
  • Hyphenation: nim‧mer

Adverb

nimmer

  1. no more, no longer
    De Maschin geht nimmer.The machine is no longer working.
  2. never again
    Bei dena kaf i nimmer ei.I'll never shop with them again.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nemmer, from Old Dutch niemer. Equivalent to n- +‎ immer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪ.mər/
  • Hyphenation: nim‧mer
  • Rhymes: -ɪmər

Adverb

nimmer

  1. (formal or dated) never
    Synonym: nooit
    Antonyms: altijd, altoos, immer

Usage notes

Nimmer is rarer and nowadays considered much more formal than nooit, excluding some compounds and set expressions.

Derived terms

  • nooit en te nimmer
  • nimmermeer
  • nooit ofte nimmer

German

Etymology

Perhaps originally ni- +‎ immer, thus the same construct as English ever and never. According to others a dialectal contraction of nie mehr, later remodelled according to immer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɪmər/, [-mɐ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈnimɐ/ (Austria, Bavaria)

Adverb

nimmer

  1. (regional, chiefly Southern Germany, Austria) no more, no longer
  2. (regional, chiefly Southern Germany, Austria) never again
  3. (archaic or poetic, literary) never, at no time

Usage notes

  • In northern Germany and many parts of central Germany, the word is used mainly in some set phrases such as nie und nimmer (never ever). Otherwise, it sounds archaic or poetic. It is used more readily in southern Germany and Austria, meaning “no more” or “never again”. The original sense “never, at no time” is now rare.

Synonyms

  • (no more): nicht mehr
  • (never again): nie mehr, nie wieder
  • (never): nie, niemals

Derived terms

  • nimmermehr
  • Nimmersatt

Further reading

  • “nimmer” in Duden online
  • “nimmer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Source: wiktionary.org