wessex
/ˈwɛs.ɪks/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.
name
The West Country, a geographic area in the south west of England.
Example Sentences
- "Grey-stoned and dun-roofed, it stood within hail of the Wessex border, and almost with the tip of one small toe within it, at the northernmost point of the crinkled line along which the leisurely Thames strokes the fields of that ancient kingdom."
- "And I said I’d couch-surfed around Wessex and Wales and had a good time, and the train ride from Devon to Scotland was long and smoky […]"
- "Crop circles are found in other parts of the globe, but not many. The 55 that have been spotted so far this year in Britain – mostly in Wessex – are more than half the total number observed throughout the world."
- "The Wessex area – which includes Bristol, Somerset, Dorset, south Gloucestershire and parts of Wiltshire – has been declared in drought status."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Westsex, Westseaxan
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈwɛs.ɪks/