Definitions for nebbishes

nebbishes neb·bish

Spelling: [neb-ish]
IPA: /ˈnɛb ɪʃ/

Nebbishes is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 155 anagrams from letters in nebbishes (bbeehinss).

Definitions for nebbishes

noun

  1. a pitifully ineffectual, luckless, and timid person.

Origin of nebbishes

1890-95; Yiddish nebekh poor, unfortunate, probably Slavic; compare Czech nebohý poor; spelling with -sh perhaps Yiddish forms of the word

Examples for nebbishes

In his own photos, Savader looks like your average Beltway nebbish: pasty, bespectacled, bad hair.

Word Value for nebbishes
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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