Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wee hours

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: wee hours
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"When I was young, I was up every night until the wee hours. Now I'm up every hour at night to wee."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

wee hour (singular)

Synonyms

small hours wee small hours postmidnight

Questions

What does wee hours mean?: The very early morning; the early morning hours; the nighttime hours following midnight, when most people are asleep.

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