Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had bats in one's belfry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
had -bat-s in one's -bel-fry
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

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What does had bats in one's belfry mean?
simple past and past participle of have bats in one's belfry

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