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Yes. The word nugae is a Scrabble US word. The word nugae is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word nugae is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

GENUA,NUGAE,

4-letter words (10 found)

AGEN,AGUE,AUNE,GAEN,GANE,GAUN,GEAN,GENA,GENU,GUAN,

3-letter words (17 found)

AGE,ANE,AUE,EAN,EAU,ENG,GAE,GAN,GAU,GEN,GNU,GUE,GUN,NAE,NAG,NEG,NUG,

2-letter words (11 found)

AE,AG,AN,EA,EN,GU,NA,NE,NU,UG,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 41 words from nugae according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nugae

nugae ungae nguae gnuae ugnae gunae nuage unage nauge anuge uange aunge ngaue gnaue nague angue ganue agnue ugane guane uagne augne gaune agune nugea ungea nguea gnuea ugnea gunea nuega unega neuga enuga uenga eunga ngeua gneua negua engua genua egnua ugena guena uegna eugna geuna eguna nuaeg unaeg naueg anueg uaneg auneg nueag uneag neuag enuag uenag eunag naeug aneug neaug enaug aenug eanug uaeng aueng ueang euang aeung eaung ngaeu gnaeu nageu angeu ganeu agneu ngeau gneau negau engau genau egnau naegu anegu neagu enagu aengu eangu gaenu agenu geanu eganu aegnu eagnu ugaen guaen uagen augen gauen aguen ugean guean uegan eugan geuan eguan uaegn auegn ueagn euagn aeugn eaugn gaeun ageun geaun egaun aegun eagun

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Definitions and meaning of nugae

nugae

Latin

Alternative forms

  • naugae (archaic)

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a borrowing from another Italic language, cognate with nux (“nut”) and naucum (“nutshell, trifle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnuː.ɡae̯/, [ˈnuːɡäe̯]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈnu.d͡ʒe/, [ˈnuːd͡ʒe]

Noun

nūgae f pl (genitive nūgārum); first declension

  1. jokes, jests
  2. trifles
  3. worthless people

Usage notes

  • The singular nūga is not used classically, but is attested in New Latin.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

Derived terms

References

  • “nugae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “nugae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nugae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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