/neɪ/
adjectiveinterjection

Is NEE a Scrabble word?

Yes. NEE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Used when giving a former name. Originally known as.

Interjection 1 meaning

  1. no, used to express no as a quantity, i.e. not any, like German kein/Dutch geen/French rien. Compare with na.

    “Thor's nee watter!”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: nee via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From French née, feminine of né, past participle of naître, to be born.

NEE at a glance

NEE has 3 letters and scores 3 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + E 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #21,647 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NEE

More endings

Same last three letters as NEE. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • KNEE8
  • NOMINEE9
  • TRAINEE7
  • DETAINEE9
  • MATINEE9
  • PAWNEE11
  • MENOMINEE13
  • DESIGNEE10
  • ASSIGNEE9
  • LOANEE6
  • RETURNEE8
  • SIGNEE7

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