Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you have to be good to be lucky

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
you have -to be -good -to be lucky
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

People who succeed do so through skill and preparation rather than mere chance.

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What does you have to be good to be lucky mean?
People who succeed do so through skill and preparation rather than mere chance.

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