today
Meanings
Plural: todays
Noun
- the present time or age
- "the world of today"
- "today we have computers"
- the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow)
- "Today is beautiful"
- "did you see today's newspaper?"
- The current day or date.
- The 24-hour period beginning at 6am or sunrise of the current day.
- The present era; nowadays.
Adverb
- in these times; - Nancy Mitford
- "today almost every home has television"
- on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
- "I can't meet with you today"
Adv
- On the current day or date.
- In the current era; nowadays; these days.
- The day of a recurring cycle or event which is currently happening.
Adj
- Current; up to date.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English today, to-daie, todæig, from Old English tōdæġ, tō dæġe (“today”, literally “on [the/this] day, [this] day forward”), equivalent to to + day. Compare Saterland Frisian däälich (“today”), Dutch vandaag (“today”), Old Saxon hindag (“today”, literally “[this] day forward”), German Low German vandage, vandaag (“today”), Swedish i dag, idag (“today”).
Scrabble Score: 9
today is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtoday is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
today is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
today is a valid Words With Friends word