nub

nub is a 3-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.
2. noun. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.
3. noun. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

   "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"

   "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"

   Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, substance

4. noun. a small piece

   "a nub of coal"

   "a stub of a pencil"

   Synonyms: stub

5. noun. a small lump or protuberance

   Synonyms: nubble

Synonyms

center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, pith, substance, sum, stub, nubble

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nub:

bun, unb

Common word forms

nubs, nubber

Words from these letters

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