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Is nip a Scrabble word?

Yes, nip is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 5 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of nip?

Definition

verb (English)

1. (Scotland, Northern England) To squeeze or pinch.Northern-EnglandScotland

2. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To steal; especially to cut a purse.Examples: "Ben mort, shall you and I heave a bough, mill a ken, or nip a bung, and then we'll couch a hogshead under the ruffmans, and there you shall wap with me, and I'll niggle with you."; "The twelfth is a beau-trap, if a cull he does meet, / He nips all his cole, and turns him into the street."Synonyms: steal, abduct, abstract, appropriate, bag, bandit, bash and grab, boneUKobsolete

3. (obsolete) To affect [one] painfully; to cause physical pain.'Examples: "He had never expected to fling the soldier, or to be flung by Flea. “One nips or is nipped,” he thought, “and never knows beforehand. …""obsolete

noun (English)

1. (mining) A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.

2. (nautical) A short turn in a rope.

3. (papermaking) The place of intersection where one roll touches another

4. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A pickpocket.Examples: "A novice nip, newly arrived in London, went one afternoon to the Red Bull in Bishopsgate, an inn converted to a playhouse."Synonyms: cutpurse, dip, dipper, foist, footpad, gonoph, nip, nipperUKobsolete

noun (English)

1. (slang, vulgar) A nipple, usually of a woman.Examples: "Did you manage to sneak a peek at her nips, bro?"; "I find bras totally uncomfortable, hot and itchy, for both work and leisure. But looking around, I seem to be in the minority. What are the rules for going braless? Is it OK to show my nips, or is it rude?"slangvulgar

verb (English)

1. (slang, vulgar) To have erect nipples.slangvulgar

verb (English)

1. (informal) To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.Examples: "Why don’t you nip down to the grocer’s for some milk?"; "My trip ends at Wrexham General. While the '150' trundles the final half-mile down the single line to Wrexham Central, I nip over the footbridge to explore the main part of the station."; "Palace made it 3-1 on 81 minutes, Nketiah nipping in to finish nicely, then doing a no-celebration pose in front of the away fans. Nketiah grew up a couple of miles from the Den. It felt, at the very least, like a neighbourly overture, and in violent contrast to the opening act at the other end."informal

noun (English)

1. (Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario) A hamburger.NorthwesternOntario

This word may be considered offensive or sensitive in some contexts.

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "nip"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "nip"?

Scrabble
5 points
N1
I1
P3
Words With Friends
7 points
N2
I1
P4

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