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Is nutmeg a Scrabble word?

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

N1U1T1M3E1G2

Is nutmeg a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1U1T1M3E1G2

Is nutmeg a Words With Friends word?

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

N2U2T1M4E1G3

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6-letter words (1 found)

NUTMEG,

5-letter words (3 found)

MUNGE,UNGET,UNMET,

4-letter words (13 found)

GENT,GENU,GEUM,MENG,MENT,MENU,MUNG,MUNT,MUTE,NEUM,TEGU,TUNE,TUNG,

3-letter words (28 found)

EMU,ENG,GEM,GEN,GET,GNU,GUE,GUM,GUN,GUT,MEG,MEN,MET,MEU,MUG,MUN,MUT,NEG,NET,NUG,NUT,TEG,TEN,TUG,TUM,TUN,UME,UTE,

2-letter words (13 found)

EM,EN,ET,GU,ME,MU,NE,NU,TE,UG,UM,UN,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 59 words from nutmeg according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nutmeg

nutmeg

Etymology

From Middle English notemege, notemuge, a partial translation of Medieval Latin nux muga, a variant of Medieval Latin nux muscata (“musky nut”). Compare also Old French nois mugede.

For the term used in various ball sports, see Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnʌt.mɛɡ/

Noun

nutmeg (countable and uncountable, plural nutmegs)

  1. An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
  2. The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice.
    1. (uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
    2. (countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
  3. A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
  4. A grey-brown colour.
  5. (soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Irish: noitmig
  • → Japanese: ナツメグ (natsumegu)
  • → Maori: natimeke

Translations

Verb

nutmeg (third-person singular simple present nutmegs, present participle nutmegging, simple past and past participle nutmegged)

  1. (transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.
  2. (sports, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).

Derived terms

  • nutmegger

Translations

See also

  • myristic
  • mace (spice)

Source: wiktionary.org