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Is nithing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nithing is a Scrabble US word. The word nithing is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word nithing is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

N1I1T1H4I1N1G2

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7-letter words (2 found)

HINTING,NITHING,

6-letter words (1 found)

TINING,

5-letter words (4 found)

INNIT,NIGHT,NINTH,THING,

4-letter words (8 found)

GINN,HING,HINT,INTI,NIGH,THIG,THIN,TING,

3-letter words (11 found)

GHI,GIN,GIT,HIN,HIT,ING,INN,NIT,NTH,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (5 found)

GI,HI,IN,IT,TI,

You can make 31 words from nithing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nithing

nithing

Etymology

From Middle English nithing, nithinc, nything, nythyng, nythynge, niþinge, nyþing, nyþyng, Early Middle English niðing, niþinc, niþincke (“coward, wretch; good-for-nothing; term of address for a boy or lad; stingy or miserly person; niggardly, miserly, stingy”), from Late Old English nithing, Old English niðing, nīþing (“coward; wretch; outlaw, villain”), from a North Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *nīþą (“envy; hate; malice”) (from Proto-Indo-European *neyH- (“to be angry”)) + *-ingō, *-ungō (suffix forming gerund nouns from verbs).

The English word is cognate with Danish nidding, Late Latin nidingus, nithingus, Middle High German nīdinc, nīdunc (modern German Neiding (“(archaic) one who is envious”)), Old Norse níðingr (Icelandic níðingur (“scoundrel, rascal”), Norwegian niding), Old Swedish nīþinger (modern Swedish niding).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪðɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ni‧thing

Noun

nithing (plural nithings)

  1. (archaic) A coward, a dastard; a wretch.
    Synonyms: nidering, niddering; see also Thesaurus:coward
  2. (archaic) A wicked person; also, one who has acted immorally or unlawfully.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:villain

Alternative forms

  • niding

Derived terms

  • nidering, niddering
  • nithing post
  • nithing stake

Translations

Adjective

nithing (comparative more nithing, superlative most nithing)

  1. (archaic) Cowardly, dastardly.
    Synonyms: nidering, niddering; see also Thesaurus:cowardly
  2. (archaic) Notoriously evil or wicked; infamous.
    Synonyms: nidering, niddering; see also Thesaurus:evil

Alternative forms

  • niding

Translations

References

Further reading

  • nīþ on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “nithing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • hinting

Source: wiktionary.org