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Is nisse a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nisse is a Scrabble US word. The word nisse is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is nisse a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nisse is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

N1I1S1S1E1

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5-letter words (5 found)

NISSE,SENSI,SIENS,SINES,SNIES,

4-letter words (8 found)

NESS,NIES,SEIS,SENS,SIEN,SIES,SINE,SINS,

3-letter words (9 found)

ENS,ESS,INS,NIE,NIS,SEI,SEN,SIN,SIS,

2-letter words (6 found)

EN,ES,IN,IS,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 29 words from nisse according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nisse

nisse insse nsise snise isnse sinse nisse insse nsise snise isnse sinse nssie snsie nssie snsie ssnie ssnie issne sisne issne sisne ssine ssine nises inses nsies snies isnes sines niess iness neiss eniss ienss einss nseis sneis nesis ensis senis esnis isens siens iesns eisns seins esins nises inses nsies snies isnes sines niess iness neiss eniss ienss einss nseis sneis nesis ensis senis esnis isens siens iesns eisns seins esins nssei snsei nssei snsei ssnei ssnei nsesi snesi nessi enssi sensi esnsi nsesi snesi nessi enssi sensi esnsi sseni sseni sesni essni sesni essni issen sisen issen sisen ssien ssien isesn siesn iessn eissn seisn esisn isesn siesn iessn eissn seisn esisn ssein ssein sesin essin sesin essin

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Definitions and meaning of nisse

nisse

Afrikaans

Noun

nisse

  1. plural of nis

Danish

Etymology

From Nisse, pet form of the common male given name Niels. Compare Swedish nisse.

Noun

nisse c (singular definite nissen, plural indefinite nisser)

  1. A small mythological being living in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.

Inflection

Derived terms

  • nissefar
  • nissemor
  • nisseøl
  • kravlenisse

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish nisse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnisːe/, [ˈnis̠ːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -isːe
  • Syllabification(key): nis‧se

Noun

nisse

  1. Human-shaped gingerbread or other pastry.

Declension

Further reading

  • “nisse”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • niss

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nɪsːə/

Etymology 1

From Danish nisse, from Nisse, a pet form of the common male given name Niels (cf. Norwegian Nils), which itself is a short form of Latin Nicolaus. As the name of a being possibly derived from St. Nicholas (St. Nils), compare Santa Claus and the Dutch Sinterklaas. Has to some degree replaced more traditional Norwegian names such as tufte(kall) and gardvord, which do not have religious connotations.

Noun

nisse m (definite singular nissen, indefinite plural nissar, definite plural nissane)

  1. (folklore) a (small) being that lives in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.
    Synonyms: husvette (“house spirit”), gardvord (“farm ward”), tufte, tunvord, tunkall, tomte, tomtegubbe, tøltebonde

Etymology 2

Verb

nisse (present tense nissar, past tense nissa, past participle nissa, passive infinitive nissast, present participle nissande, imperative nisse/niss)

  1. e-infinitive form of nissa

References

  • “nisse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

nisse c

  1. (folklore) a small tomte
  2. (in compounds) a trainee, an apprentice
    Synonym: lärling
  3. (in compounds) a (male) person who works with something or the like

Declension

Derived terms

  • rumpnisse
  • tomtenisse

References

  • nisse in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • nisse in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • nisse in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org