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What does nitwit mean? Is nitwit a Scrabble word?

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Is nitwit a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nitwit is a Scrabble US word. The word nitwit is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

N1I1T1W4I1T1

Is nitwit a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nitwit is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

N1I1T1W4I1T1

Is nitwit a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nitwit is a Words With Friends word. The word nitwit is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2I1T1W4I1T1

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6-letter words (1 found)

NITWIT,

5-letter words (1 found)

INWIT,

4-letter words (5 found)

INTI,TINT,TITI,TWIN,TWIT,

3-letter words (6 found)

IWI,NIT,TIN,TIT,WIN,WIT,

2-letter words (3 found)

IN,IT,TI,

You can make 16 words from nitwit according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nitwit

nitwit

Etymology

First attested in the 1910s in the US Northeast. Likely from German nit, dialectal form of nichts (“nothing”), or Yiddish ניט (nit), dialectal form of נישט (nisht, “no”), although some dictionaries give the alternative etymology nit (“louse egg; something very small”) +‎ wit.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɪtwɪt/

Noun

nitwit (plural nitwits)

  1. (informal) A scatterbrained or stupid person.

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  • See also Thesaurus:fool

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