Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

y bone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: y bone
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Y-shaped bone forming part of the rib cage of certain fish.

Inflected Forms

Y bones (plural)

Questions

What does y bone mean?: A Y-shaped bone forming part of the rib cage of certain fish.

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