Definitions For Ought

Noun

{{enm-noun}} anything, everything something

Descendants

{{desc, en, ought}}, aught

Etymology 1

{{PIE root, en, h₂eyḱ}} from middle english oughte, aughte, aȝte, ahte, from {{inh + en + ang + āhte}}, first and third person singular past tense of {{der + en + ang + āgan + t.

Etymology 2

Noun

OUGHT (plural OUGHTs) Alternative spelling of aught; cipher, zero, nought.

Anagrams

tough

Middle English

Alternative forms

{{alter, enm, ouȝt, eawiht, aht}}

Etymology

From {{inh, enm, ang, āht}}.

Is Ought a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
10

The word Ought is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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