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   nit

   /nɪt/

   noun

   • 1. the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect, especially the egg of a human head louse attached to a hair.
   • 2. a foolish person: British "you stupid nit!"

   Word Origin Old Englishhnitu, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch neet and German Nisse.

   Derivatives

   • 1. nitty adjective

   Scrabble Points: 3

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

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