Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

draughts

/dɹæfts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: draughts
IPA: /dɹæfts/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of draught

noun

A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A mild vesicatory.

Uncountable

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of draught

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɹæfts/
British English: /dɹɑːfts/

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

drafts (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

draughtsboard draughtsman

Phrases

Turkish draughts

Synonyms

checkers

Homonyms

drafts

Rhymes With

crafts drafts shafts rafts grafts hafts

Questions

How do you pronounce draughts?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹæfts/.
What does draughts mean?: plural of draught

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