Definition of WEE

wee

Plural: wees

Noun

  • A short period of time.
  • a short time
    • "bide a wee"
  • A short time or short distance.
  • Urine.
  • An act of urination.

Verb

  • eliminate urine
  • To urinate.

Adjective Satellite

  • (used informally) very small
    • "a wee tot"
  • very early
    • "the wee hours of the morning"

Adj

  • Small, little.

Pron

  • obsolete emphatic of we

Adjective

  • Very small or tiny.

Examples

  • Despite its wee size, ’WEE’ can open up crucial spots for longer words.
  • He only needed a wee to find a triple word score.
  • I need to wee! I can't hold it any longer!
  • You looked a little cold, so I lit a wee fire.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wey, weygh, wegh, weȝe, wæȝe (“little bit”), from Old English wǣġ, wǣġe (“weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāgu, from Proto-Germanic *wēgō (“scales, weight”) and *wēgǭ (“weight”), related to Middle English weġan (“to move, weigh”) (15c).

Synonyms

bittie, bitty, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, make, make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, piddle, piss, puddle, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, urinate, wee-wee, weensy, weeny, urination, urine

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 6

wee: valid Words With Friends Word