hopscotch
/ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.38 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "No-one. Meade’s timberyard. Piled balks. Ruins and tenements. With careful tread he passed over a hopscotch court with its forgotten pickeystone."
- "As he hopscotched around the world on his Gulfstream IV — he got rid of his homes but kept his private plane — he found himself spending more and more time in Los Angeles, and he also rediscovered his interest in politics and philosophy."
- "Although the events described hop-scotch back and forth in time, the story moves along in an orderly fasion ^([sic]) and is rarely rambling."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑpˌskɑt͡ʃ/
- British English: /ˈhɒpˌskɒt͡ʃ/