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Is oom a Scrabble word?

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

O1O1M3

Is oom a Scrabble UK word?

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

O1O1M3

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3-letter words (2 found)

MOO,OOM,

2-letter words (3 found)

MO,OM,OO,

You can make 5 words from oom according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of oom

oom

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans oom. Doublet of eam and ohm.

Pronunciation

  • (General South African) IPA(key): /ʊəm/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʊm/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəm, -ʊm

Noun

oom (plural ooms)

  1. (South Africa) An older man, especially an uncle. (Frequently as a respectful form of address.) [from 19th c.]

See also

Anagrams

  • MOO, Moo, moo, omo-

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch oom, from Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-Germanic *awahaimaz (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oəm/

Noun

oom (plural ooms, diminutive oompie)

  1. uncle

Descendants

  • → English: oom

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch oom, from Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːm/
  • Hyphenation: oom
  • Rhymes: -oːm

Noun

oom m (plural ooms, diminutive oompje n)

  1. uncle
    Synonym: (Belgium) nonkel

Usage notes

  • The form ome is sometimes used in combination with names; e.g. ome Bob translates to uncle Bob. But it is never encountered on its own: in the phrase ik heb een oom ("I have an uncle"), the form ome cannot be used instead of oom.

Alternative forms

  • ome, noom

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: oom
    • → English: oom
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: om
  • Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)
  • → Ambonese Malay: om
  • → Indonesian: om
  • → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
  • → Sranan Tongo: omu
  • → West Frisian: omme, omke

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *ōm, from Proto-West Germanic *auhaim (“maternal uncle”).

Noun

ôom m

  1. uncle, brother of one's parent (originally specifically one's mother)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: oom, ome, noom
    • Afrikaans: oom
      • → English: oom
    • Berbice Creole Dutch: om
    • Negerhollands: noom, nom, noem
      • → Virgin Islands Creole: nom, noom (dated)
    • → Ambonese Malay: om
    • → Indonesian: om
    • → Papiamentu: mò, òn, òmpi (from the diminutive), mo (Aruba), òm (Aruba), omo (Aruba), oom
    • → Sranan Tongo: omu
    • → West Frisian: omme, omke
  • Limburgish: ome

Further reading

  • “oom”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “oom”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːm/

Noun

oom

  1. knee

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

  • (Campeche): oon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oːŋ/

Noun

oom

  1. avocado

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