Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumb-screws

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables
thum-b-screws
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does thumb-screws mean?
plural of thumb-screw

How to pronounce thumb-screws

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