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Is aw a Scrabble word?

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

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Is aw a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is aw a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word aw is a Words With Friends word. The word aw is worth 5 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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Definitions and meaning of aw

aw

Alternative forms

  • aww

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɔː/
  • (Canada, US) IPA(key): /ɑː/
  • (NYC) IPA(key): [ɔə], [oə], [ʊə]
  • Rhymes: -ɔː
  • Homophone: awe
    • (in non-rhotic accents): oar, or, ore, o'er
    • (in cot-caught merged accents): ah
    • (in cot-caught merged and non-rhotic accents): are; (with triphthong smoothing): hour, our

Interjection

aw

  1. Used to express disappointment or dismay.
  2. Used to express mild protest, entreaty, consternation, or disapproval.
  3. Used to express affection.

Noun

aw (plural aws)

  1. An instance of aw.

Anagrams

  • W. A., W.A., WA, Wa, Wa., wa

Bambara

Determiner

aw

  1. your (plural)

Pronoun

aw

  1. you (plural)

Bargam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aw/, [aʊ]

Noun

aw

  1. woman

References

  • Mark Hepner, Bargam Dictionary (2002)
  • Carol and Mark Hepner, Bargam phonology essentials (1989) and Bargam Organised Phonology Data (1992)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: aw

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Interjection

aw

  1. an expression of surprise
  2. an expression of wonder, amazement, or awe
  3. an expression of understanding, recognition, or realization

Etymology 2

A reverse spelling of wala.

Adverb

aw

  1. not
  2. without; lacking something

Central Kurdish

Noun

aw (aw)

  1. Latin spelling of ئاو‎ (aw, “water”)

Chuukese

Noun

aw

  1. mouth

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish om (“raw, uncooked”) (compare Irish amh), from Proto-Celtic *omos (compare Welsh of), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃emós, *h₂eh₃mós. Cognates include Ancient Greek ὠμός (ōmós), Sanskrit आम (āmá) and Old Armenian հում (hum, “raw”).

Adjective

aw (comparative awey)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. crude
  3. undressed

Middle English

Noun

aw

  1. Alternative form of awe

Nauruan

Alternative forms

  • áw (obsolete)

Etymology

From Pre-Nauruan *ae, from Proto-Micronesian *afe, from Eastern Proto-Oceanic *ave.

Verb

aw

  1. to swim

Scots

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑː/, /ɔː/
  • (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /aː/

Noun

aw (plural aws)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter A.
Derived terms
  • aw-bay-say

See also

  • (Latin-script letter names) letter; aw, bay, say, day, ay, eff, gay, aitch, ey / ee, jye, kye / kay, ell, em, enn, oa, pay, quee, err, ess, tay, ou, vowe, dooble-ou, ex, wye, zed / ized, yoch

Etymology 2

Adjective

aw (not comparable)

  1. Alternative form of a' (“all”)

References

  • “aw, adj.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːˌveː/

Noun

aw c

  1. Initialism of after work.

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from English ow (“cry of pain”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔau/, [ʔaʊ̯]

Interjection

aw

  1. (informal, colloquial) ouch (an expression of one's own physical pain)
    Synonyms: aray, a

Zazaki

Noun

aw

  1. (Dimli) water

Synonyms

  • uwe

References

  • Tood, A Grammar of Dim(i)li (2008)

Source: wiktionary.org
  • an interjection used to express disgust, sympathy.
    (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)