Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boys

/bɔɪz/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: boys
IPA: /bɔɪz/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Slang

name

Usage

Slang

Derived Forms

Boystown boyswear boysy

Rhymes With

noise toys enjoys employs destroys joys annoys moyes boyz poise deploys eloise

Questions

How do you pronounce boys?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɔɪz/.
What does boys mean?: plural of boy

How to pronounce boys

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