Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philosopher's game

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: philoso-pher's game
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.

Example Sentences

"The ordinary recreations which we have in winter, and in most solitary times busy our minds with, are cards, tables and dice, shovelboard, chess-play, the philosopher's game, small trunks, shuttlecock […]"

Synonyms

rithmomachy ryghtmathy

Questions

What does philosopher's game mean?: A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.

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