scott
/skɒt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Scottish ancestry.
Countable
Example Sentences
- "Renee Walters and Ashley Scott started the campaign to buy Freedom after Walters saw a viral post about buying a town “for the price of a New York apartment.”"
- "Then there’s Billy Long, a former auctioneer and Republican congressman who Trump nominated and was confirmed less than two months ago to head the Internal Revenue Service, with “little background in tax policy beyond promoting a fraud-riddled tax credit”. Long has already been fired after clashing with the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent. Long was the sixth person to head the IRS this year."
- "“Why, I have to find work for the thirty thousand that comes out of the coal, haven't I?” “Scott, what a head! I never thought of that. How are you getting along? Where have you arrived?”"
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Canadian usage
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.