Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spanners in the works

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
span-ner-s in the -works
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does spanners in the works mean?
plural of spanner in the works

How to pronounce spanners in the works

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