Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gut-shot straight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: gut-shot s-traight
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A straight obtained by an inside straight draw; a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight, e.g. 3-4-6-7 requiring a five.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Whenever you decide to draw to a gut-shot straight, you need to be sure that the pot will not be raised behind you."
"There is half the chance of hitting a gut-shot straight draw as making an open-ended straight draw and that is why the gut-shot draws should be discarded and the open-ended draws considered as a decent chance."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

gut-shot straights (plural) gut shot straight (alternative) gutshot straight (alternative)

Questions

What does gut-shot straight mean?: A straight obtained by an inside straight draw; a poker hand which is four cards to a straight, where only one rank can complete a straight, e.g. 3-4-6-7 requiring a five.

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