Definition of EWE

ewe

Plural: ewes

Noun

  • A female sheep.
  • a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
  • a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
  • female sheep
  • A female sheep, as opposed to a ram.

Examples

  • Despite being a simple three-letter word, EWE can be surprisingly useful for connecting tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ewe, from Old English eowu, from Proto-West Germanic *awi, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”).
Cognates
See also Old English ēow (“sheep”), West Frisian ei, Dutch ooi, German Aue); also Old Irish oí, Latin ovis, Tocharian B ā(ᵤ)w, Lithuanian avi̇̀s (“ewe”), Russian овца́ (ovcá).

Synonyms

yeo, yoe, yow, yowe

Antonyms

ram

Scrabble Score: 6

ewe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ewe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ewe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

ewe: valid Words With Friends Word