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Is eh a Scrabble word?

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

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Is eh a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Definitions and meaning of eh

eh

English

Alternative forms

  • ay (NZ)
  • ehh, ehhh, etc. to indicate length

Etymology 1

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”).
The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

Pronunciation

(tag question, request for repetition, ascertaining continued attention):

  • (Canada, UK) enPR: ā, IPA(key): /eɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ

(apathy or lack of enthusiasm, unremarkable):

  • (Canada, UK, US) enPR: ĕ, â, IPA(key): /ɛ/, [ɛː]
  • (Scotland) IPA(key): /e/

Interjection

eh

  1. (informal, chiefly Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, Australia, UK, Ireland, South Africa, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Commonwealth) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
  2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.
    Synonyms: what, pardon, sorry, come again; see also Thesaurus:say again
  3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion
    Synonyms: what, wha, huh, za, sorry, come again
  4. (chiefly Canada) An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
    Synonym: yeah
  5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
  6. (Philippines) Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.
Usage notes
  • In North America, the word is stereotypically associated with Canada and can sometimes convey that the speaker is trying to sound (sarcastically) Canadian outside the country. However, it is in widespread use in many other parts of the English-speaking world, including the northern United States, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Malaysia, Philippines, Scotland, Wales, Singapore, South Africa, India, Hong Kong and Commonwealth of Nations.
Translations

Verb

eh (third-person singular simple present ehs, present participle ehing, simple past and past participle ehed)

  1. To use the interjection eh.

Adjective

eh (not comparable)

  1. (informal, predicative only) Of mediocre quality; unremarkable.
See also
  • eh up (possibly etymologically related)
References
  • James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Eh”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Etymology 2

From Hokkien 欸 (--eh) and Mandarin 欸 (ê̄ / ế / ê̌, interjection).

Alternative forms

  • ay

Pronunciation

  • (Singapore)
    • IPA(key): (Sense 1) [ˈe˦˧], [ˈe˧]
    • IPA(key): (Sense 2) [eɪ˧˨]
    • IPA(key): (Sense 3) [eɪ˩˦]

Interjection

eh (Singapore)

  2. (Singlish, usually impolite) Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention.
  4. An interjection expressing disapproval.
  6. (with rising pitch) Huh?; expresses confusion.
See also
  • eh eh eh (interjection, possibly related to the above)

Etymology 3

Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪ/

Interjection

eh

  1. (MLE, MTE, regional African-American Vernacular, Chicano) an attention grabber
    Synonyms: hey, oi, I say
  2. (informal, Internet slang) A greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval.
Alternative forms
  • aye (misspelling)

Etymology 4

    A reduced form of ain't.

    Adverb

    eh (not comparable)

    1. (Caribbean, chiefly Trinidad and Tobago) Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

    Etymology 5

    From Hokkien 咧 (--leh), with the l dropped.

    Particle

    eh

    1. (Manglish, Singlish) Alternative form of leh.

    References

    Anagrams

    • H&E, H.E., HE, He, he, he-

    Albanian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Albanian *akˢka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

    Verb

    eh (aorist eha, participle ehur) (transitive)

    1. to sharpen
    2. to whet
    3. to hone (metal-edged tools)

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    • preh
    • mpreh
    • ehull
    • teh

    Related terms

    • ath
    • athët
    • thua

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    Interjection

    eh

    1. er, uh (confusion; space filling)
      Synonyms: uh, um, ehm

    French

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /e/

    Interjection

    eh

    1. signifying indifference or surprise

    Derived terms

    • eh bien

    Further reading

    • “eh”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

    Anagrams

    • hé

    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German ē (“earlier, ere”), originally ēr. Modern Standard German uses the lengthened form ehe (only as a conjunction).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʔeː/
    • Rhymes: -eː
    • Homophones: Ä (one pronunciation), E

    Conjunction

    eh

    1. (colloquial) before

    Derived terms

    • eh und je

    Adverb

    eh

    1. (colloquial) anyway, in any case
      Synonyms: sowieso, ohnehin, ohnedies
    2. (colloquial, Austria) well, admittedly (for which in Germany only schon is used)

    Further reading

    • “eh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hungarian

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛx

    Interjection

    eh

    1. indicates indifference, usually used as a reply alone: meh
    2. indicates an obvious mistake: oh, no

    Related terms

    Further reading

    • eh in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
    • eh in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

    Icelandic

    Pronoun

    eh

    1. (informal, nonstandard) abbreviation of einhver

    Usage notes

    See einhver § Usage notes.

    Juǀ'hoan

    Pronunciation

    • The murmured vowel IPA(key): /e̤/

    Letter

    eh (upper case Eh)

    1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    Manx

    Etymology

    From Old Irish é (“he, they”), from Proto-Indo-European *éy. Cognate with Irish é and Scottish Gaelic e.

    Pronoun

    eh (emphatic eshyn)

    1. he, him
    2. it

    Nauruan

    Particle

    eh

    1. yes

    Norwegian

    Interjection

    eh

    1. uh

    Synonyms

    • øh

    Old English

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ex/, [eç]

    Noun

    eh m or n

    1. alternative form of eoh

    Pohnpeian

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    eh

    1. The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    • e
    • ah

    Determiner

    eh

    1. his, her, hers, its, third person possessive pronoun

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-Oceanic *qatay (“liver”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaCay (“liver”)

    Noun

    eh

    1. liver

    Etymology 4

    Interjection

    eh

    1. a particle used after names of people when calling them

    Etymology 5

    Interjection

    eh

    1. an interjection signifying understanding
    2. a response used when answering a call in a feast

    Portuguese

    Verb

    eh

    1. (Internet slang, text messaging) alternative spelling of é (“is”)

    Interjection

    eh

    1. (Internet slang, text messaging) alternative spelling of é (“yeah”)

    Romanian

    Etymology

    Onomatopoeic.

    Interjection

    eh

    1. expresses dissatisfaction or sadness

    References

    • eh in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

    Scots

    Etymology

    Dialectal representation of ee.

    Noun

    eh (plural ehs)

    1. (Dundee) eye

    Southern Ohlone

    Noun

    eh

    1. gray ground squirrel

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈe/ [ˈe]
    • Rhymes: -e
    • Homophones: e, he

    Interjection

    eh

    1. hey! (used to call, draw attention, warn or reprehend)
      Synonyms: hey, ey
    2. uh, um (space filler in a conversation, expression of hesitation or pause in speech)
      Synonym: este

    Related terms

    Further reading

    • “eh”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

    Sumerian

    Romanization

    eh

    1. romanization of 𒄴 (eḫ)

    Tagalog

    Interjection

    eh (Baybayin spelling ᜁ)

    1. alternative spelling of e

    Anagrams

    • he

    Zou

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ēʔ/
    • Hyphenation: eh

    Noun

    eh

    1. tear

    References

    • Philip Thanglienmang (2014) “Zou Tonology”, in Indian Linguistics, volume 75, numbers 1-2, →ISSN

    Source: wiktionary.org