Definition of ZEE

zee

Plural: zees

Noun

  • The name of the letter Z in American English.
  • the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
    • "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"
  • The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.
  • Something Z-shaped. Found in compounds.
  • Sleep.

Verb

  • To sleep or nap. (Compare zzz, catch some z's.)
  • To zigzag; to move with sharp alternating turns.

Article

  • Pronunciation spelling of the, representing primarily French or German accented English.

Examples

  • Every Scrabble player dreams of having a ZEE and a Q in their opening rack.
  • Time to get some zees.
  • zee-bar.

Origin / Etymology

1670s US variant of zed (which see for more), by analogy with other letters such as bee, dee, tee and vee, and standardized by Noah Webster.

Synonyms

ezed, izzard, z, Z, zed

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 12

zee: valid Words With Friends Word