Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

washed

/wɑʃt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: washed
IPA: /wɑʃt/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of wash

adj

Ellipsis of washed up.

Slang

Example Sentences

"my goat washed"
"Millennials’ very existence has become so embarrassing to Gen Z-ers that they’ve coined a phrase for it: “millennial cringe.” […] We are now unc and frequently also washed."
"“Washed” is what I would’ve called him to my friends if I’d been feeling honest and not just looking to get laid."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /wɑʃt/
British English: /wɒʃt/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more washed (comparative) most washed (superlative)

Phrases

gold-washed

Synonyms

water-washed

Rhymes With

squashed unwashed sloshed schloshed borscht

Questions

How do you pronounce washed?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɑʃt/.
What does washed mean?: simple past and past participle of wash

How to pronounce washed

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