FreeScrabbleDictionary

newbie

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈnjuːbi/
See all 2 pronunciations
/ˈnjuːbi/ · /ˈnuːbi/

Definition of newbie

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (slang)A newcomer, someone new to something.
    “He was a newbie to chemistry.”
    “We’ve included some other acts you already know so you’ll get a feel for what the newbies sound like.”
    “If you’re starting off skinny, you can probably get newbie gains for several months.”
See all 3 definitions

noun

  1. (slang)A newcomer, someone new to something.
    “He was a newbie to chemistry.”
    “We’ve included some other acts you already know so you’ll get a feel for what the newbies sound like.”
    “If you’re starting off skinny, you can probably get newbie gains for several months.”
  2. (Internet)A new user or participant; someone who is extremely new and inexperienced (to a game or activity). A beginner.
  3. (slang)Anything recently introduced into a setting, especially something that replaces an older version.
    “If you find that you would prefer using the new printer most of the time, while using the original only when needed, you can make the newbie the default printer for your system.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Uncertain: perhaps an alteration of newie with intrusive b (compare freebie), possibly a blend of newborn + baby, or perhaps a shortening of new boy or new beginner.

Words you can make from newbie

27 playable · top: NEWB (9 pts)

Best play newb 9 points

5-letter words

1 word

4-letter words

5 words

3-letter words

13 words

2-letter words

7 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

A single letter you can add to newbie to make another valid word.

Back

Find your best play with newbie

See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes newbie, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.

Find more plays Browse word lists