NEAT
/niːt/
4 letters · 1 syllable · noun, adjective
Definition of NEAT
An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
"My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair."
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
"I like my whisky neat."
Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
"The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene."
A bull or cow.
Cattle collectively.
Examples of NEAT in a Sentence
- "My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair."
- "I like my whisky neat."
- "The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene."
Word Details
Is NEAT a Scrabble Word?
Yes, NEAT is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like NEAT are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for NEAT
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | n | e | a | t | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| WWF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in NEAT
24 words from the letters in NEAT
4-letter words
3-letter words
How to Use NEAT in Word Games
NEAT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: NEAT is only 4 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble NEAT to find 24 additional valid words.