Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poisoned pawn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: poi-soned -pawn
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unprotected pawn whose capture would be a losing move for the capturing player.

Inflected Forms

poisoned pawns (plural) poison pawn (alternative)

Phrases

poisoned chalice

Frequently Paired Words

poisoned chalice

Questions

What does poisoned pawn mean?: An unprotected pawn whose capture would be a losing move for the capturing player.

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