y-shaped
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Shaped like the capital letter "Y".
Example Sentences
- "An immunoglobulin is a large, Y-shaped protein."
- "The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude."
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Y chromosome
Y-linked
A-shaped - B-shaped - C-shaped - D-shaped - E-shaped - F-shaped - G-shaped - H-shaped - I-shaped - J-shaped - K-shaped - L-shaped - M-shaped - N-shaped - O-shaped - P-shaped - Q-shaped - R-shaped - S-shaped - T-shaped - U-shaped - V-shaped - W-shaped - X-shaped - Y-shaped - Z-shaped