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

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Is nys a Scrabble UK word?

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

N1Y4S1

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3-letter words (3 found)

NYS,SNY,SYN,

2-letter words (1 found)

NY,

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

All 3 letters words made out of nys

nys yns nsy sny ysn syn

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Definitions and meaning of nys

nys

Danish

Etymology 1

From ny (new).

Adverb

nys

  1. recently, just now

Etymology 2

Verbal noun to nyse (to sneeze), from Old Norse hnjósa.

Noun

nys n (singular definite nyset, plural indefinite nys)

  1. sneeze
Inflection
Related terms
  • nyse (verb)

Verb

nys

  1. imperative of nyse

Etymology 3

From Old Norse njósn, nýsa.

Noun

nys

  1. få nys om: get wind of

Etymology 4

From kys (kiss).

Noun

nys n

  1. (childish) kiss

Middle English

Adjective

nys

  1. Alternative form of nyce

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /nyːs/, [nyʷːs]

Noun

nys n (definite singular nyset, indefinite plural nys, definite plural nysa or nysene)

  1. sneeze

Verb

nys

  1. imperative of nyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

nys n (definite singular nyset, indefinite plural nys, definite plural nysa)

  1. sneeze

Verb

nys

  1. imperative of nyse
  2. present of nyse

Spanish

Noun

nys f pl

  1. plural of ny

Swedish

Etymology

From nysa.

Noun

nys n

  1. (colloquial, in some expressions) nonsense

Declension

See also

  • få nys om

Verb

nys

  1. imperative of nysa

References

  • nys in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • nys in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • nys in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • syn

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