Nelson

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

A wrestling hold or a type of naval maneuver; also a common proper name.

“The wrestler applied a nelson hold to his opponent.”

🟩

Less common word with standard consonant-vowel pattern.

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Worth 6 points, often capitalized as proper noun.

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