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NETTLE

6 letters

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Classic 3 pts
Big 3 pts
Super Big 3 pts

NETTLE is a valid 6-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 3 in Classic, 3 in Big, and 3 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

NETTLES-s 5 NETTLING 11 NETTLED-d 5
noun
  1. Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle),
  2. Urtica incisa (Australian nettle);
  3. wood nettle (Laportea canadensis);
  4. bull nettle, spurge nettle (Cnidoscolus stimulosus)
  5. Texas bull nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus),
  6. bull nettle (Cnidoscolus urens),
  7. Various species of the genus Dendrocnide
  8. small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
  9. scratchbush (Urera baccifera)
  10. tree nettle (Urtica ferox);
  11. rock nettles (Eucnide spp.);
  12. ball nettle (Solanum carolinense);
  13. bull nettle, silver-leaf nettle, white horse-nettle (Solanum elaeagnifolium);
  14. western horse-nettle, robust horse-nettle (Solanum dimidiatum);
  15. horse-nettle (Solanum rostratum);
  16. hackberries (Celtis spp.).
  17. dead nettles, dumb nettles (Lamium spp.), particularly Lamium album, white nettle;
  18. false nettles (Boehmeria spp., family Urticaceae);
  19. flame nettles or painted nettles (Coleus spp.);
  20. hedge nettles (Stachys spp.);
  21. hemp nettles (Galeopsis spp.);
  22. horse nettle Agastache urticifolia,
  23. nilgiri nettles, Himalayan giant nettles (Girardinia diversifolia, family Urticaceae spp.).
  24. Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
verb
  1. transitiveOf the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
    • The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo pique, irritate, vex or provoke.