ween
Plural: weens
Noun
- Doubt; conjecture.
- wiener dog, dachshund
- penis
Verb
Verb Forms: weened, weening, weens
- To think or suppose; to imagine or believe.
- To suppose, imagine; to think, believe.
- To expect, hope or wish.
- To weep or cry.
- To lament.
- Misspelling of wean.
Examples
- I ween that my opponent will try to block my triple letter score.
- The boy's mother weened day and night.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English wene, from Old English wēn, wēna (“hope, weening, expectation”), from Proto-West Germanic *wāni, from Proto-Germanic *wēniz, *wēnǭ (“hope, expectation”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, love, want, reach, win”). Cognate with Dutch waan (“delusion”), Afrikaans waan (“delusion”), German Wahn (“illusion, false hope”).
Scrabble Score: 7
ween: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordween: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ween: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
ween: valid Words With Friends Word