Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closest to the bone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
clos-es-t -to the bone
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does closest to the bone mean?
superlative form of close to the bone: most close to the bone

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