Definition of WYNN

wynn

Meanings

Plural: wynns

Noun

  • A letter of the Old English alphabet, ƿ, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English wynne, winne, wenne, wunne, wyn, from Old English wynn (“joy, pleasure; runes were named using words beginning with their sound”), from Proto-West Germanic *wunnju, from Proto-Germanic *wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *wn̥h₁yeh₂, from *wenh₁- (“desire, wish, love”).

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

wynn is a valid Words With Friends word