Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hwy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
hwy
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of highway.

adv

Deliberate misspelling of why.

Humorous

adv

Pronunciation spelling of why representing speech without the wine-whine merger.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From highway.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hwys (plural) hwy. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ewy fwy

Questions

What does hwy mean?
Abbreviation of highway.
Where does hwy come from?
From highway.

How to pronounce hwy

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