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Is nine a Scrabble word?

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

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Is nine a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1I1N1E1

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Yes. The word nine is a Words With Friends word. The word nine is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

NINE,

3-letter words (2 found)

INN,NIE,

2-letter words (3 found)

EN,IN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 7 words from nine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of nine

nine inne nnie nnie inne nine nien inen nein enin ienn einn nnei nnei neni enni neni enni inen nien ienn einn nein enin

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word nine. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in nine.

Definitions and meaning of nine

nine

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • niner (England)

Etymology

From English nine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnai̯na], like niner

Noun

nine

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 9.
    Synonym: novenine (ITU/IMO)

References

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, nine, from Old English nigon (nine), from Proto-West Germanic *neun, from Proto-Germanic *newun (nine), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (nine). Cognate with Scots neen, nine (nine), Saterland Frisian njúgen (nine), West Frisian njoggen (nine), Dutch negen (nine), German Low German negen (nine), German neun (nine), Danish ni (nine), Swedish nio (nine), Icelandic níu (nine), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌽 (niun, nine), Latin novem (nine), Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa, nine), Sanskrit नवन् (navan, nine).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: nīn, IPA(key): /naɪn/, [naɪ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -aɪn

Numeral

nine

  1. A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.
  2. Describing a group or set with nine elements.
    A cat has nine lives.

Related terms

  • ninth
  • ninther

Translations

See also

  • Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

nine (plural nines)

  1. The digit or figure 9.
  2. (card games) A playing card with nine pips.
  3. (weaponry) A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.
  4. (computing, engineering, usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).
  5. (baseball) A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).
    • 1877, Chicago Times, July 8, 1877:
      The St. Louis club is the only nine in the league which gives its patrons the right to see a full game or no pay.

Synonyms

  • Roman numerals: IX

Coordinate terms

  • Previous: eight (8)
  • Next: ten (10)

Derived terms

Translations

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References

Anagrams

  • inne

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

  • nin, nüün

Etymology

From Middle High German niun, from Old High German niun, from Proto-Germanic *newun. Cognate with German neun, Dutch negen, English nine, Icelandic níu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈninə/

Numeral

nine

  1. (Alsatian) nine

Middle English

Numeral

nine

  1. Alternative form of nyne

Mongghul

Adjective

nine

  1. female

See also

  • yiri (woman, wife)

Scots

Alternative forms

  • neen

Etymology

From Middle English nyne, from Old English niġon, in turn from Proto-Germanic *newun, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nəin/, /nin/

Numeral

nine

  1. nine

References

  • Andy Eagle, ed., (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

Swazi

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *niná.

Pronoun

niné

  1. you, you all; second-person plural absolute pronoun.

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ni‧ne

Noun

nine (definite accusative nineyi, plural nineler)

  1. grandmother

Declension

See also

  • büyükanne, anneanne, babaanne

Further reading

  • Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “nine”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

Source: wiktionary.org