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The Hebrew letters on the dreidel are the mnemonic for the rules of the game in Yiddish:

Nun -- Nicht, you get nothing

Gimmel -- Ganz, you get the pot

Hay -- Halb, you get half the pot

Shin -- Shtel, put in a coin into the pot

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