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tyson

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

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈtaɪsən/

Definition of tyson

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

name

  1. A surname.
    “Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.”
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name

  1. A surname.
    “Democrats called for investigation, not resignation, after Vanessa Tyson accused Justin Fairfax of sexual assault earlier this week.”
  2. A surname.
  3. A surname.
  4. A surname.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Etymology

* A variant of Tison. A nickname from Old French tison (“firebrand”). * A patronymic English surname, variant of Dyson, from Dennis + -son. * In the US, adopted by a German family who came to America (Germantown, PA) in 1683, originally named German Teisen "son of Theiss", which was short for Matthias. Original spellings were Theisen, Theissen, Teisen, Teison.

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