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Is duty a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word duty is a Scrabble US word. The word duty is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

D2U1T1Y4

Is duty a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word duty is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

D2U1T1Y4

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Yes. The word duty is a Words With Friends word. The word duty is worth 8 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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4-letter words (1 found)

DUTY,

2-letter words (2 found)

UT,YU,

You can make 3 words from duty according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of duty

duty udty dtuy tduy utdy tudy duyt udyt dyut ydut uydt yudt dtyu tdyu dytu ydtu tydu ytdu utyd tuyd uytd yutd tyud ytud

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word duty. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in duty.

Definitions and meaning of duty

duty

Alternative forms

  • dutie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English duete, from Middle English dewe) + Middle English -te, (borrowed from Old French -te from Latin -tātem, accusative masculine singular of -tās). Equivalent to due + -ty (Alternative form of -ity).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdjuː.ti/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.ti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdu.ti/, [ˈdu.ɾi]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒʉː.ti/
  • Rhymes: -uːti
  • Homophone: doody (for some speakers)

Noun

duty (countable and uncountable, plural duties)

  1. That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
    • 1805, 21 October, Horatio Nelson
      England expects that every man will do his duty.
  2. The state of being at work and responsible for or doing a particular task.
  3. A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
    customs duty; excise duty
  4. (obsolete) One's due, something one is owed; a debt or fee.
  5. (obsolete) Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage.
  6. The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs., United States).

Synonyms

  • (that which one is obligated to do): obligation

Antonyms

  • duty-free (taxes)
  • (antonym(s) of "that which one is obligated to do"): right

Derived terms

Related terms

  • due

Collocations

Translations

Further reading

  • “duty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “duty”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “duty”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdutɨ]

Participle

duty

  1. past passive participle of duś

Declension


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