ees

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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
3
Letters
3
Pronunciation
/ˈiːz/

Definition of ees

9 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, plural, rare)plural of e, the name of the letter E.
    “These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.”
    “1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more”
    “The verse is further slowed by the heavy punctuation of the refrain and by the long vowel sounds—not only the "hollow oes and aes" but especially the interminable "ees" of "dreary . . . aweary, aweary."”
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noun

  1. (form-of, plural, rare)plural of e, the name of the letter E.
    “These names […] may form regular plurals; thus, Aes, Bees, Cees, Dees, Ees, Effs, Gees, Aitches, Ies, Jays, Kays, Ells, Ems, Ens, Oes, Pees, Kues, Ars, Esses, Tees, Ues, Vees, Double-ues, Exes, Wies, Zees.”
    “1998, Ricardo Corona, "These Esses" ("Esses esses"), in Other Shores (Outras Praias), translated by Ricardo Corona & Charles Perrone to say (full of ees, ies, ues) that plurals are always two or more”
    “The verse is further slowed by the heavy punctuation of the refrain and by the long vowel sounds—not only the "hollow oes and aes" but especially the interminable "ees" of "dreary . . . aweary, aweary."”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of ee
  3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of ees.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of epidural electrical stimulation.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable)Initialism of epidural electrical stimulator.
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable)Abbreviation of ethinylestradiol sulfonate.
  7. (form-of, plural)plural of EE

verb

  1. (alt-of, alternative, nonstandard)Alternative spelling of is.

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Entry/Exit System.

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Etymology

Pronunciation spelling of is, representing Latino- or French-accented English.

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