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Is nudge a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nudge is a Scrabble US word. The word nudge is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is nudge a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nudge is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

NUDGE,

4-letter words (7 found)

DEGU,DUNE,DUNG,GENU,GUDE,NUDE,UNDE,

3-letter words (15 found)

DEG,DEN,DUE,DUG,DUN,END,ENG,GED,GEN,GNU,GUE,GUN,NED,NEG,NUG,

2-letter words (8 found)

DE,ED,EN,GU,NE,NU,UG,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 32 words from nudge according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nudge

nudge undge nduge dnuge udnge dunge nugde ungde ngude gnude ugnde gunde ndgue dngue ngdue gndue dgnue gdnue udgne dugne ugdne gudne dgune gdune nudeg undeg ndueg dnueg udneg duneg nuedg unedg neudg enudg uendg eundg ndeug dneug nedug endug denug ednug udeng dueng uedng eudng deung edung nuged unged ngued gnued ugned guned nuegd unegd neugd enugd uengd eungd ngeud gneud negud engud genud egnud ugend guend uegnd eugnd geund egund ndgeu dngeu ngdeu gndeu dgneu gdneu ndegu dnegu nedgu endgu dengu edngu ngedu gnedu negdu engdu gendu egndu dgenu gdenu degnu edgnu gednu egdnu udgen dugen ugden guden dguen gduen udegn duegn uedgn eudgn deugn edugn ugedn guedn uegdn eugdn geudn egudn dgeun gdeun degun edgun gedun egdun

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Definitions and meaning of nudge

nudge

Etymology 1

Circa 17th century, perhaps of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian nugge, nyggje (“to push, rub, shove”), Icelandic nugga (“to rub, massage”), from the root of Proto-Germanic *hnōjaną (“to smooth, join together”), from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂- (compare Ancient Greek κνάω (knáō, “to scratch, scrape”), source of English acnestis).

Compare also Scots nodge (“to push, poke, nudge”), knidge (“to push, squeeze”), gnidge (“to rub, press, squeeze, bruise”), and knudge (“to squeeze, press down with the knuckles”), Saterland Frisian Nukke, Nuk (“a sudden push”), Middle Low German nucke, nücke, gnücke (“a sudden push, shock, impetus”). Compare also dialectal nuch (“to tremble”), Middle English nuchen (“to tremble”).

Alternative forms

  • nug (dialectal)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʌd͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌd͡ʒ

Noun

nudge (plural nudges)

  1. A gentle push.
  2. (Internet) A feature of instant messaging software used to get the attention of another user, as by shaking the conversation window or playing a sound.
  3. The rotation by one step of a fruit machine reel of the player's choice.
  4. (behavioral economics) The use of positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence.
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Verb

nudge (third-person singular simple present nudges, present participle nudging, simple past and past participle nudged)

  1. (transitive) To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.
  2. (transitive) To near or come close to something.
  3. (transitive) To move slightly.
Derived terms
  • nudge out
  • nudger
Translations
See also
  • nudge nudge wink wink

Etymology 2

Noun

nudge (plural nudges)

  1. Alternative form of nudzh

References

Further reading

  • Nudge theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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