Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

problem-solving

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
prob-lem--solv-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of problem-solve

noun

An act or action of solving of a problem or issue.

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What does problem-solving mean?
present participle and gerund of problem-solve

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