Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unscratchable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-scratch-able
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not scratchable; impossible to scratch.

Example Sentences

"An amputee has a bizarre itch in his missing hand: unscratchable, it torments him."

Etymology

From un- + scratchable.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Derived Forms

unscratchability

Questions

What does unscratchable mean?: Not scratchable; impossible to scratch.
Where does unscratchable come from?: From un- + scratchable.

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