Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wicketless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: wick-et-less
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having failed to gain a single wicket

Example Sentences

"Vettori paid the price for a wicketless outing in the final one-day international against the West Indies on Tuesday, slipping from first place to second."

Etymology

Etymology tree English wicket Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English wicketless From wicket + -less.

Questions

What does wicketless mean?: Having failed to gain a single wicket
Where does wicketless come from?: Etymology tree English wicket Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English wicketless From wicket + -less.

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