Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: stick-s and -s-tones will break my bones, but -word-s will n-ev-er hurt me
IPA

94

Scrabble Score

54

Letters

8

Syllables

19

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

Questions

What does sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me mean?: Alternative form of sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.

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