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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upcreek

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-creek
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Towards the source of a creek.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From up- + creek.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

further upcreek (comparative) farther upcreek (comparative) furthest upcreek (superlative) farthest upcreek (superlative) up-creek (alternative)

Questions

What does upcreek mean?
Towards the source of a creek.
Where does upcreek come from?
From up- + creek.

How to pronounce upcreek

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