nymph

NOUN /nɪmf/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH N

nymph is a valid 5-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
N1Y4M3P3H4
1 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 4 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does nymph mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A voluptuously beautiful young woman.

SYNONYMS
2

A larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the dragonfly or mayfly).

BROADER
3

(classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden.

“the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water”