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Is nitro a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word nitro is a Scrabble US word. The word nitro is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is nitro a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word nitro is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

INTRO,NITRO,

4-letter words (16 found)

INRO,INTO,IRON,NOIR,NORI,OINT,RIOT,ROIN,RONT,ROTI,TIRO,TORI,TORN,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (11 found)

ION,NIT,NOR,NOT,ORT,RIN,RIT,ROT,TIN,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (9 found)

IN,IO,IT,NO,OI,ON,OR,TI,TO,

You can make 38 words from nitro according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nitro

nitro

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nī'trō, IPA(key): /ˈnaɪtɹəʊ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪtɹəʊ

Noun

nitro (countable and uncountable, plural nitros)

  1. (uncountable, chemistry) the univalent NO2 functional group.
  2. (uncountable, informal) nitroglycerin, especially as medication.
  3. (countable, informal) A beer that is nitrogenated to give it a more creamy head.
  4. (uncountable, informal) nitromethane.
  5. (uncountable, informal) nitrogen, especially as liquid nitrogen.
    • 8 April 2018 Chomp Squad, "You Can Handel It"
      Blaze, set the blasters to liquid nitro! We're gonna freeze this lava before it flows any further.
  6. (uncountable, informal) The system that adds nitrous oxide to a car engine; by extension, a boost mechanic to speed up cars in a video game.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

nitro (not comparable)

  1. (chemistry) Containing the nitro group.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nitro-

Anagrams

  • trion, tonir, Niort, intro-, intro, torni, Tiron, intro.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нутро́ (nutró), from Proto-Slavic *ǫtrò.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɲɪtro]

Noun

nitro n

  1. interior
    Synonyms: lůno, vnitřek

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Further reading

  • “nitro”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “nitro”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “nitro”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of nitroglyseriini

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnitro/, [ˈnit̪ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -itro
  • Hyphenation(key): nit‧ro

Noun

nitro

  1. nitro (medical nitroglycerin)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “nitro”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

  • intro, rotin, torin, torni, trion

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.tro/
  • Rhymes: -itro
  • Hyphenation: nì‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

Noun

nitro m (plural nitri)

  1. nitre, saltpetre
Related terms
  • salnitro

Etymology 2

Noun

nitro f (invariable)

  1. Clipping of nitroglicerina (“nitroglycerine”).

Etymology 3

Verb

nitro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrare

Further reading

  • nitro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

  • intro-, torni, tornì, trino, troni

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈni.troː/, [ˈnɪt̪roː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.tro/, [ˈniːt̪ro]

Noun

nitrō

  1. dative/ablative singular of nitrum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ni‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum, from Ancient Greek νίτρον (nítron).

Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)

  1. (chemistry) nitro

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nitro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nitro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrir

Further reading

  • “nitro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  • “nitro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnitɾo/ [ˈni.t̪ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -itɾo
  • Syllabification: ni‧tro

Etymology 1

From Latin nitrum.

Noun

nitro m (plural nitros)

  1. nitro
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

nitro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of nitrar

Further reading

  • “nitro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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