Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailspine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tail-spine
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spine on the end of a tail

Etymology

Inflected Forms

tailspines (plural)

Questions

What does tailspine mean?
A spine on the end of a tail
Where does tailspine come from?
tail + spine

How to pronounce tailspine

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