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the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
the best laid -plan-s of mice and -men -go oft astray
IPA
64
Scrabble Score
39
Letters
5
Syllables
18
Unique Chars

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What does the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray mean?
Alternative form of the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

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