It’s pronounced “yook.”
The letter was debuted to the world on Jimmy Kimmel Live with Sesame Street mainstays Cookie Monster, Elmo and Grover last week.
At first, the three thought Kimmel was “crazy” to suggest it, but Kimmel explained his logic.
“Me not crazy,” he said in response to Cookie Monster. “You guys are crazy. You have been singing about the same 26 letters for 47 years. Do you know how many times T has been the letter of the day? 648 times! So I made up a new one.”
Words That Start With Kimmel’s New Letter
Of course, whenever there’s a new letter of the day on Sesame Street, the characters teach kids words that start with that letter.
If you think that stumped Kimmel and his new letter, you’d be wrong.
Here’s one word:
And another:
If you’re loving Kimmel’s “surprise twist ending” to the alphabet, w
atch the full video to hear more about the new letter — and listen to the song Kimmel came up with to introduce the letter so you can start using it right away!
A bit of advice though: You may want to hold off on teaching this new letter to new readers. Give it a bit of time to catch on first.
