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Is ew a Scrabble word?

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

E1W4

Is ew a Scrabble UK word?

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

E1W4

Is ew a Words With Friends word?

The word ew is NOT a Words With Friends word.

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You can make 3 words from 'ew' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

2 letters words from 'ew'

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Definitions and meaning of ew

ew

Alternative forms

  • eww
  • euw
  • ieuw
  • ehw

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪʊ̯/, [ɪ̃(ː)ʉ̃͡u]

Etymology

Imitative, ideophonic. Compare oh, ugh.

Interjection

ew (with as many extra ‘e’s and/or ‘w’s as needed for emphasis)

  1. Expression of disgust or nausea.
    Ew! There’s a fly in my soup.
    Ew! This peanut butter tastes disgusting!

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:yuck

Translations

Anagrams

  • WE, w/e, we

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • u, iw, iv, eev, hw, ewe

Etymology

From Old English īw, ēow, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iu̯/, /jiu̯/

Noun

ew

  1. yew (Taxus baccata)
  2. yew wood

Descendants

  • English: yew
  • Scots: yew, ewe

References

  • “eu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

Northern Kurdish

Pronoun

ew (masculine oblique singular wî, feminine oblique singular wê, oblique plural wan)

  1. he, she, it, they

Source: wiktionary.org