Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nhl

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables: nhl
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

noun

Initialism of National Historic Landmark.

American usage

noun

Initialism of Nenets Herding Laika.

name

Initialism of National Hockey League.

Example Sentences

"Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

NHLs (plural)

Derived Forms

NHLer

Frequently Paired Words

NBL NFL NLL NSL AHL CHL IHL KHL

Questions

What does nhl mean?: Initialism of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

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