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What does nuncle mean? Is nuncle a Scrabble word?

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Is nuncle a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nuncle is a Scrabble US word. The word nuncle is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

N1U1N1C3L1E1

Is nuncle a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nuncle is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

N1U1N1C3L1E1

Is nuncle a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word nuncle is a Words With Friends word. The word nuncle is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

N2U2N2C4L2E1

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6-letter words (1 found)

NUNCLE,

5-letter words (1 found)

UNCLE,

4-letter words (4 found)

CLUE,LUCE,LUNE,UNCE,

3-letter words (7 found)

CEL,CUE,ECU,LEU,LUN,NUN,ULE,

2-letter words (5 found)

EL,EN,NE,NU,UN,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 19 words from nuncle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nuncle

nuncle

Etymology

From rebracketing of phrases an uncle, mine uncle, thine uncle, etc. Compare neam and naunt.

For the verb, OED suggests an evolution in sense "to claim to be one's uncle" > "to cheat". It compares this derivation with cozen, which it derives from cousin.

For the technical anthropological sense, compare nibling.

Noun

nuncle (plural nuncles)

  1. (archaic or dialectal) Uncle.
  2. (linguistics, anthropology, in the study of kinship terminology) Aunt or uncle; sibling of a parent (regardless of gender).

Verb

nuncle (third-person singular simple present nuncles, present participle nuncling, simple past and past participle nuncled)

  1. (England, regional) To cheat, deceive.
    Synonym: belirt

Anagrams

  • cunnel

Source: wiktionary.org