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Is oyez a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word oyez is a Scrabble US word. The word oyez is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

O1Y4E1Z10

Is oyez a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word oyez is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

O1Y4E1Z10

Is oyez a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word oyez is a Words With Friends word. The word oyez is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

O1Y3E1Z10

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4-letter words (1 found)

OYEZ,

3-letter words (2 found)

OYE,YEZ,

2-letter words (6 found)

OE,OY,YE,YO,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 10 words from oyez according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of oyez

oyez yoez oeyz eoyz yeoz eyoz oyze yoze ozye zoye yzoe zyoe oezy eozy ozey zoey ezoy zeoy yezo eyzo yzeo zyeo ezyo zeyo

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

Definitions and meaning of oyez

oyez

Alternative forms

  • oyes

Etymology

From Middle English oyes, from Old French oyez, the imperative plural of oir (“hear; listen”), from Latin audīre.

Commonly folk-etymologized as (and pronounced homophonously to) O + yes in the early modern period.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊˌjeɪ/, IPA(key): /oʊˈjeɪ/, IPA(key): /oʊˈjɛs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /oʊˈjeɪ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪ, (UK) -ɛs
  • Hyphenation: o‧yez

Interjection

oyez

  1. Hear ye. Attend. (Called by public criers or in court usually three times to secure silence and/or attentiveness).

Usage notes

  • It is still used in the United States Supreme Court, similar to calling “order”, and in many state supreme courts, though some lower courts have dropped its use.

Noun

oyez (plural oyezes)

  1. A cry of "oyez".

Verb

oyez (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)

  1. (transitive, rare) To proclaim with a cry of "oyez".

References

  • Webster's International Dictionary: 1902.
  • Concise Oxford: 1981.

Anagrams

  • Yezo, Zoey

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.je/

Verb

oyez

  1. second-person plural imperative of ouïr

Old French

Alternative forms

  • oiez
  • oez

Verb

oyez

  1. second-person plural present indicative of oir
  2. second-person plural imperative of oir

Source: wiktionary.org