zed

Meanings

Plural: zeds

Noun

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.
Sleep.
A zombie.

Verb

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

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English zed, zedde, zede, from Old French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Ancient Greek ζῆτα (zêta), from Hebrew ז (zayin) with influence from beta, eta and theta. Letter had rare nonstandard usage in Old English, such as in bezt, where it represented "ts" (compare the German, Italian, and Finnish pronunciation of Z). For the sleep sense, see zzz. The zombie sense comes from the initial letter. Doublet of zeta. Cognate to Spanish zeta, German Zett, French zède, Italian zeta, and perhaps Portuguese zê.

Synonyms

ezed, izzard, Z, z, zee

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

zed is a valid Words With Friends word