Nephew
6 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
“She bought her nephew a book about dinosaurs as a birthday present.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈnɛv.ju/
Syllables
neph·ew
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Wordle
Contains the PH digraph representing the F sound, ends in W worth 4, two E's in the word
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Scrabble
W scores 4 points, PH is simply P plus H tiles, NEPHEW hooks to NEPHEWS, a reliable common-word play
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