/nɪb/
nounverb

Is NIB a Scrabble word?

Yes. NIB is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

  2. Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.

  3. A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

  4. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

Verb 1 meaning

  1. To fit (a pen) with a nib.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

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NIB at a glance

NIB has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (N 1 + I 1 + B 3) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #26,196 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -NIB

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