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Is nub a Scrabble word?

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

N1U1B3

Is nub a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1U1B3

Is nub a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nub is a Words With Friends word. The word nub is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2U2B4

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3-letter words (2 found)

BUN,NUB,

2-letter words (2 found)

NU,UN,

You can make 4 words from nub according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 3 letters words made out of nub

nub unb nbu bnu ubn bun

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Definitions and meaning of nub

nub

Translingual

Symbol

nub

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Nubian languages.

Etymology 1

Either directly from Middle Low German, or from knub, from a Middle Low German word (compare Low German Knubbel, Knobbel (“knot; lump”)). Compare knob.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʌb/
  • Rhymes: -ʌb

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

  1. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
  2. A small lump or knob.
  3. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
    Synonyms: crux, gist; see also Thesaurus:gist
  4. (slang) The clitoris.
  5. (computing, colloquial) A pointing stick.
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Verb

nub (third-person singular simple present nubs, present participle nubbing, simple past and past participle nubbed)

  1. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
  2. To push; to nudge.
  3. To beckon.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of noob.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuːb/
  • Rhymes: -uːb

Noun

nub (plural nubs)

  1. (Internet slang) Alternative spelling of noob.

Anagrams

  • BUN, Bun, bun

Albanian

Etymology

From English noob, from newbie.

Noun

nub m

  1. (slang, chiefly Kosovo) newbie, amateur

Synonyms

  • amator m, axhami m

Source: wiktionary.org