Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to blame

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: to blame
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At fault; blameworthy; responsible (for an error, problem, etc.)

Example Sentences

"Who's to blame for this screw-up?"

Inflected Forms

more to blame (comparative) most to blame (superlative)

Synonyms

blameworthy culpable at fault censurable guilty nocent reprehensible to blame

Questions

What does to blame mean?: At fault; blameworthy; responsible (for an error, problem, etc.)

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