worcester
/ˈwʊstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
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A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Wirchestre, Weogornaċeaster
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈwʊstɚ/
- British English: /ˈwʊstə/