twelve

Meanings

Plural: twelves

Noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
A group of twelve items.
A twelve-bore gun.
A jury (normally composed of twelve persons).
The police; law enforcement, especially a narcotics officer.
Front (front side of something, position in front of something).

Adjective Satellite

denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units

Num

The cardinal number occurring after eleven and before thirteen, represented in Arabic numerals as 12 and in Roman numerals as XII.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English twelve, from Old English twelf (“twelve”), from Proto-Germanic *twalif, an old compound of *twa- (“two”) and *-lif (“left over”) (i.e., two left over after having already counted to ten), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“leave, remain”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian tweelf, tweelif, tweelich (“twelve”), West Frisian tolve (“twelve”), Dutch twaalf (“twelve”), German Low German twalf, twalv (“twelve”), German zwölf (“twelve”), Danish, Swedish and Norwegian tolv (“twelve”), Icelandic tólf (“twelve”).

Synonyms

12, dozen, twelveteen, xii, XII

Scrabble Score: 12

twelve is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
twelve is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
twelve is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

twelve is a valid Words With Friends word