Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on-side kick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: on-side -kick
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

Inflected Forms

on-side kicks (plural) onside kick (alternative)

Questions

What does on-side kick mean?: A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball the minimum distance (ten yards in most levels of play) in an attempt to immediately regain possession of the ball.

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