Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippopotamus defence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: hip-popota-mus de-fence
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A defensive opening in which a player places pawns on b6, d6, e6, and g6, brings out the knights and fianchettoes the bishops (on b7 and g7).

Inflected Forms

Hippopotamus Defences (plural) hippo (alternative)

Questions

What does hippopotamus defence mean?: A defensive opening in which a player places pawns on b6, d6, e6, and g6, brings out the knights and fianchettoes the bishops (on b7 and g7).

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