What it means
- (noun) Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
- (noun) Certain plants that have spines or prickles:
- (noun) Certain non-stinging plants, mostly in the family Lamiaceae, that resemble the species of Urtica:
- (noun) Loosely, anything which causes a similarly stinging rash, such as a jellyfish or sea nettle.
- (verb) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone. “The children were badly nettled after playing in the field.”
- (verb) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
Letter analysis
- Nettles contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 7.
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- abandon
- abashed
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- abbrevs
- abdomen
- abducts
- abetted
- abetter
- abettor
- abiding
- ability
- abjured
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- abolish
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Words starting with NET
- net
- netbook
- netbooks
- nether
- nethermost
- netiquette
- netiquettes
- nets
- netted
- netter
- netters
- netting
- nettle
- nettled
- nettlesome
- nettling
- network
- networked
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Common questions
What does Nettles mean?
Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash.
How many letters are in Nettles?
Nettles has 7 letters.
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