Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beyond words

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: be-yond -words
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

To such a great extent that it is inexpressible.

Example Sentences

"With the lift in the block still out of order, they climbed the flights and flights of steps. When Dad finally put the key in the front door, both were weary beyond words."

Synonyms

namelessly

Questions

What does beyond words mean?: To such a great extent that it is inexpressible.

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