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Is weekend a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word weekend is a Scrabble US word. The word weekend is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is weekend a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word weekend is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Is weekend a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word weekend is a Words With Friends word. The word weekend is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

WEEKEND,

6-letter words (3 found)

ENEWED,KEENED,WEENED,

5-letter words (5 found)

ENDEW,EWKED,KNEED,NEWED,WEEKE,

4-letter words (15 found)

DEEK,DEEN,DEKE,DENE,EEEW,EKED,ENEW,KEEN,KNEE,KNEW,NEED,WEED,WEEK,WEEN,WEND,

3-letter words (20 found)

DEE,DEN,DEW,EEK,EEN,EEW,EKE,END,ENE,EWE,EWK,KED,KEN,NED,NEE,NEK,NEW,WED,WEE,WEN,

2-letter words (7 found)

DE,ED,EE,EN,EW,NE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 52 words from weekend according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of weekend

weekend

Alternative forms

  • week-end (dated)
  • w/e (occasional use)

Etymology

From week +‎ end. Originally a Northern England regionalism (see 1903 quotation), in more general use from late 19th century. Compare Saterland Frisian Wiekeneende (“weekend”), West Frisian wykein (“weekend”), Dutch weekeinde (“weekend”), German Low German Wekenenn (“weekend”), German Wochenende (“weekend”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wiːˈkɛnd/, /ˈwiːˌkɛnd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwiˌkɛnd/
  • (New Zealand, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈwiːˌkend/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd, -iːkɛnd
  • Homophone: weakened (some accents)

Noun

weekend (plural weekends)

  1. The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

Usage notes

  • Historically in North America and parts of Europe, people would often work on Saturday as well, or at least until noon on Saturday. Thus the “weekend” might begin at noon or later on Saturday in older texts.

To describe the soonest upcoming weekend:

  • (UK, Australia, New Zealand) “at the weekend”, “on the weekend”, “this weekend”, “for the weekend”
  • (US, Canada) “on the weekend”, “this weekend”, “for the weekend” (“at the weekend” is not used)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: ويكند
  • → Armenian: վիքենդ (vikʻend)
  • → Czech: víkend
  • → Danish: weekend
  • → French: weekend
  • → German: Wochenende (calque)
  • → Hungarian: víkend
  • → Italian: weekend
  • → Macedonian: викенд (vikend)
  • → Polish: weekend
  • → Russian: уик-энд (uik-end)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: vìkend
  • → Slovak: víkend
  • → Swedish: weekend

Translations

Verb

weekend (third-person singular simple present weekends, present participle weekending, simple past and past participle weekended)

  1. To spend the weekend.

Adjective

weekend (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to or for the weekend.
  2. Occurring at the weekend.

Translations

References

Further reading

  • weekend on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋiːˌɡ̊ɛnˀd̥], [ˈwiːˌɡ̊ɛnd̥]

Noun

weekend c (singular definite weekenden, plural indefinite weekender)

  1. weekend

Inflection

See also

  • weekend on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋikɛnt/
  • Hyphenation: week‧end

Noun

weekend n (plural weekenden or weekends, diminutive weekendje n)

  1. weekend

Synonyms

  • weekeinde

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi.kɛnd/

Noun

weekend m (plural weekends)

  1. post-1990 spelling of week-end
    Synonym: fin de semaine

Italian

Alternative forms

  • week-end

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiˈkɛnd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnd

Noun

weekend m (invariable)

  1. weekend
    Synonym: fine settimana

References

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.kɛnt/
  • Rhymes: -ikɛnt
  • Syllabification: wee‧kend

Noun

weekend m inan (related adjective weekendowy)

  1. weekend (break in the working week)
    Synonym: dwudzionek

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • weekend in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • weekend in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Alternative forms

  • week-end — dated

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English weekend. First attested in 1970.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuj.kend/, /ˈwi.kend/
  • Hyphenation: week‧end
  • Rhymes: -ujkend, -ikend

Noun

weekend n (plural weekenduri)

  1. weekend

Declension

References

  • weekend in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Etymology

From English weekend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wiːk.ɛnd/, /viːk.ɛnd/

Noun

weekend c

  1. a weekend (break in the working week)

Declension

Synonyms

  • helg
  • veckoslut

References

  • weekend in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • weekend in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • weekend in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org