Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play-by-mail

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: play-by--mail
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through postal mail or email.

noun

A play-by-mail game.

Example Sentences

"Heimito Gerhardt, a fan of gaming by mail, presented Conrad and me with our own play-by-mail kits as he accompanied us to the bus station. It so happened that Heimito corresponded with Rex Douglas (one of Conrad's idols), the great American gamer and star writer for one of the most prestigious of the specialized journals, The General."
"THE COST is $25 per month or $60 for 3 months. Each month includes one grand strategy turn and 4 or 5 weekly situation turns. This is an average of less than $4 per turn, just a little more expensive than other play-by-mails, and you get detailed descriptions and color maps with each turn."

Inflected Forms

play-by-mails (plural)

Phrases

play-by-email play-by-snail-mail

Frequently Paired Words

play-by-email play-by-snail-mail

Synonyms

PBM

Questions

What does play-by-mail mean?: Describing a game that can be played in a turn-based fashion through postal mail or email.

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