Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apple-pie

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.09 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple-pie
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of apple pie.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of apple pie.

Example Sentences

"Tea was served with a fragrant apple-pie."
"Pat was always ready for fun, especially when it came to apple-pieing beds."
"“There’s something the matter with the God[-]damned bed. I can’t get in.” He stood there, naked and cross in the candlelight. Martha turned back the covers. “They’ve apple-pied the bed.” “They’ve what?” “Apple-pied, short-sheeted. Didn’t you ever do that when you were young?” “The little brats.” “It’ll only take a minute of fix; it’s just the top sheet.”"
"At midnight, Elizabeth and her friends apple-pied the beds of her brother David and James, who was still being frustratingly elusive."

Usage

Inflected Forms

apple-pies (plural) apple-pies (present, singular) apple-pieing (participle, present) apple-pied (participle, past) apple-pied (past)

Questions

What does apple-pie mean?: Alternative spelling of apple pie.

How to pronounce apple-pie

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