Because it looks similar to two letter 'U's.
You can spell the letter 'w' as a word like this: 'double-u', or 'double-you'.
"W" has three syllables: dou-ble-u. As for why it is the only letter that has more than one syllable, I can only assume that it is because it was created by doubling the letter "U" (though it looks more like a double V if you ask me).
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A 6-letter word with the letter "w" as the third letter is "answer." The word "answer" has six letters and the letter "w" appears in the third position, making it a suitable answer to your question.
Ah, children, children. The answer is obvious if you look at old printings. Way back when, the letter was always written with two connected "U" shapes, hence the "double you" phonetics. Modern typesetters, then typewritters (and thence computers) changed the appearance of the letter. Why? Originally, probably to save costs/effort in making the mobil type used by the typesetters. hope that helps... ;-)
You can spell the letter 'w' as a word like this: 'double-u', or 'double-you'.
Some cognates for the letter "w" include "double u" in English, "double v" in French (double v), and "double ve" in Spanish (doble ve).
In French, the letter "w" is pronounced as "double-vay" which sounds like "doob-luh-vay".
Because is looks like a double 'u'. I think it's more a double v..
whiff, wahoo, whirr
double-you :)
It is the letter w
The letter 'w' is pronounced as 'double ve'. The letter comes from the non-French and non-Romance language words that add to French vocabularly. Many of the words are of German, English or Arabic origin.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern W-L--W-W. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter W and 3rd letter L and 6th letter W and 8th letter W. In alphabetical order, they are: williwaw willywaw
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern WIL--W-W. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter W and 2nd letter I and 3rd letter L and 6th letter W and 8th letter W. In alphabetical order, they are: williwaw willywaw
Yes, w is a letter of the alphabet.
"W" has three syllables: dou-ble-u. As for why it is the only letter that has more than one syllable, I can only assume that it is because it was created by doubling the letter "U" (though it looks more like a double V if you ask me).