Speakur

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flies in the ointment

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
flies in the oint-ment
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of fly in the ointment

Questions

What does flies in the ointment mean?
plural of fly in the ointment

How to pronounce flies in the ointment

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