NEE is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. NEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEE is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 10.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NEE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 408.
What stands out about NEE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Born — used before a woman's maiden name.
Nee is French for born and is written with an accent in careful English. It marks the surname somebody was born with, and a male form exists that is almost never needed, because men rarely change theirs.
How NEE is used
Before the surname. Usually printed with an accent.
- Mary Shelley, nee Godwin, wrote it at nineteen.
- The word nee is French for born.
- A nee in a caption saves a whole sentence.
- Careful printing gives nee an accent.
- The male form of nee exists and is hardly ever used.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEE
The 3 tiles of NEE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with NEE
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with NEE.
Words ending in NEE
Showing 24 of 48 words that end in NEE. Useful as a back hook: play NEE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEE inside
Showing 24 of 270 words that contain NEE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEE
Common questions about NEE
- Is NEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEE, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEE worth?
- NEE is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEE mean?
- Born — used before a woman's maiden name.
- What letters can be added to NEE?
- NEE takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NEE:
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