/ut/
noun

Is UT a Scrabble word?

Yes. UT is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. Syllable (formerly) used in solfège to represent the first note of a major scale.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: ut via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English ut (“first degree or note of Guido of Arezzo's hexachordal scales”), Italian ut in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the opening word Latin ut (“how”) in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn Ut queant laxis by Benedictine monk Paulus Deacon (8th c. CE).

UT at a glance

UT has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (U 1 + T 1) and 3 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #10,792 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

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