nephrite
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
Definition of nephrite
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
“Occurrences of nephrite are more numerous. China’s most important source throughout its history has been the region of Khotan (Ho-t‘ien) and Yarkand in Central Asia. In more recent times the Chinese have also imported nephrite from the neighbourhood of Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia.”
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Etymology
From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos) νεφριτικός (nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.
Words you can make from nephrite
136 playable · top: TREPHINE (13 pts)
Best play trephine 13 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
13 words5-letter words
26 words- THRIP 10 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- HIREE 8 pts
- ITHER 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THEIR 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- PRINT 7 pts
- REPIN 7 pts
- RIPEN 7 pts
- TRIPE 7 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- RETIE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
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4-letter words
39 words- PITH 9 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- THIN 7 pts
- THIR 7 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PEIN 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERI 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
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- PINE 6 pts
- PINT 6 pts
- PIRN 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- RIPE 6 pts
- TRIP 6 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- HEP 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIT 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- PIE 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIT 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- RIP 5 pts
- TIP 5 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
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- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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