Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worse comes to worse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
worse -comes -to -worse
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of worst comes to worst.

Inflected Forms

form only (superlative)

Questions

What does worse comes to worse mean?
Alternative form of worst comes to worst.

How to pronounce worse comes to worse

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