/nɛf/
nounadjective

Is NEF a Scrabble word?

Yes, in one Scrabble list. NEF is valid in Collins, but not in ENABLE and NWL2023. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

Not in NWL Collins Not in ENABLE

Meaning An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. An extravagant table ornament and container used in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, made in the shape of a ship.

Adjective 1 meaning

  1. Of a line bundle on a complete algebraic variety over a field: such that the degree of its restriction to every algebraic curve in the variety is non-negative.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from French nef. Doublet of nave and nau.

NEF at a glance

NEF has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (N 1 + E 1 + F 4) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #57,469 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NEF

More endings

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

  • GANEF9
  • GONEF9

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