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Word entry · 3 letters

why

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"Question starter"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /ˈwaɪ̯/Part of speech nounSorted hwyStarts with WEnds with Y3 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. The reason for something

Word origin

From Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ (“why”), from Proto-Germanic *hwī (“by what, how”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey, instrumental case of *kʷís (“who”), *kʷid (“what”).

Used in a sentence

  • Why is the sky blue?
  • Why did you do that?
  • I don’t know why he did that

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Question starter3 letters
02Question word3 letters
03For what reason3 letters

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