Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well, well, well

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.55 in modern English

Syllables: well, well, well
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

intj

Used with interleaved emoji to express a lack of surprise that a particular group is involved in a certain event or controversy, as they would be the "usual suspects".

Example Sentences

"Well, well, well. What have we here?"
"Well, well, well. Look who's back. And they said we'd never see him again."
"“Well, well, well!” said Umbridge, looking triumphant. “Little Miss Question-All is going to give us some answers! Come on then, girl, come on!”"
"Well🇵🇰well🇵🇰well🇵🇰well🇵🇰"
"Well🇮🇳well🇮🇳well🇮🇳 look at where all of these masculine LARP accounts are from"
"From "drugs" to oil and invasion, it's the same playbook every time ¶ Well🇺🇸well🦅well🪖"

Frequently Paired Words

hmm

Synonyms

every single time

Questions

What does well, well, well mean?: Indicating pondering or consideration, often with sarcasm or mock surprise.

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