edo

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈɛdəʊ/
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/ˈɛdəʊ/ · /ˈɛdoʊ/

Definition of edo

7 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

name

  1. (historical)Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan
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name

  1. (historical)Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan
  2. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City.
  3. (collective)The people of Edo State.
  4. (uncountable)The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people.

adj

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable)Abbreviation of extended data-out.

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of EDO memory.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable)Abbreviation of equal division of the octave.

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Etymology

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo, literally “cove entrance”).

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3-letter words

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2-letter words

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Hooks

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