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Is two a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word two is a Scrabble US word. The word two is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Is two a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word two is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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Yes. The word two is a Words With Friends word. The word two is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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Valid words made from Two

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3-letter words (4 found)

OWT,TOW,TWO,WOT,

2-letter words (3 found)

OW,TO,WO,

You can make 7 words from two according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of two

two

Translingual

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English two.

Alternative forms

  • Two, TWO

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtu]

Noun

two

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.
    Synonym: bissotwo (ITU/IMO)


Etymology 2

Abbreviation of English Tswapong.

Symbol

two

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Tswapong.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Tswapong terms

References

English

Alternative forms

  • twain (dated)
  • twey (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, Canada) IPA(key): /tu/, [tʰu̟u], enPR: to͞o
  • (US) IPA(key): /tu/, [tʰu̟], enPR: to͞o
  • Homophones: to, too
  • Rhymes: -uː

Numeral

two

  1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
  2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Solombala English: ту (tu)

Translations

See also

  • Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

two (plural twos)

  1. The digit/figure 2.
  2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  3. A child aged two.
  4. A playing card featuring two pips.
    Synonym: deuce
  5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
  6. (film) Ellipsis of two shot.

Derived terms

  • two-up
  • two's complement

Descendants

  • → Russian: туз (tuz, “two-oar dinghy”)

Translations

See also

See also

Anagrams

  • OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, owt, tow, wot

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa

Etymology

From Old English twā, feminine of twēġen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twɔː/, /twoː/
  • (Northern) IPA(key): /twɑː/

Numeral

two

  1. two

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: two, twain (dated), twey (archaic)
    • Solombala English: ту (tu)
  • Geordie English: twe
  • Scots: twa, twae

References

  • “twō, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tvɔ/

Numeral

two

  1. feminine of twäin
  2. neuter of twäin

References

  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “two”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

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