ney

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
6
Letters
3

Definition of ney

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A type of endblown flute.
    “A few weeks later Adille phoned me to say that he had just met a person who had begun to make neys from special reeds that he found on an island in the Yarra River in Melbourne, of all places.”
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noun

  1. A type of endblown flute.
    “A few weeks later Adille phoned me to say that he had just met a person who had begun to make neys from special reeds that he found on an island in the Yarra River in Melbourne, of all places.”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. Nickname for Neymar (born 1992), Brazilian association football player

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Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نی (ney).

Anagrams of ney

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

Best play yen 6 points

Words you can make from ney

4 playable · top: YEN (6 pts)

Best play yen 6 points

2-letter words

3 words

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