tue

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

Scrabble points
3
Words With Friends
4
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈtuə(h)/

Definition of tue

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of tui (species of honeyeater).
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noun

  1. (alt-of, archaic)Archaic form of tui (species of honeyeater).
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of Tuesday.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of therapeutic use exemption.

name

  1. (alt-of, alternative, rare)Alternative form of Tiu (the god Tyr).
    “One feels that here the old pagan gods have come into their own again, the ones we acknowledge every day of the week without thinking — Tue, Woden, Thor and Freia; and certainly nature herself has reclaimed what was once a site cleared of vegetation.”
    “I remember this all took place on a Tuesday; the day of the great god 'Tue'. Honestly, that's who it's named after. If you don't believe me, go look it up. I have no idea what it was that Tue did exactly, but I'd say he or she was pretty lucky […]”
    “"If he can't mention Tue, Woden, Thor and Frig, how is he going to pronounce the days of the week?"”
  2. A barangay of Tadian, Mountain Province, Philippines.

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Etymology

Anglicisation of Old English Tiw from analogy with English Tuesday.

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