Definitions For Wootz

Noun

WOOTZ (plural es) A famous type of steel from India, much admired for making sword blades.

Etymology

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, "Probably from a misreading of an English transcription of {{der, en, kn, tr=ukku, urku, gloss=steel, ಉಕ್ಕು, ಉರ್ಕು}}; akin to {{cog, ta, tr=uruku, t=to melt}} and tr=urukku, t=melted thing, steel.

Usage notes

In earlier usage it appears as simply wootz (see quotations), later being referred to as wootz steel

See also

w:wootz steel, wikipedia article on wootz steel

Is Wootz a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
17

The word Wootz is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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