Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snaggletooth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: snag-gle-tooth
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.

noun

A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth.

Etymology

From snaggle + tooth.

Inflected Forms

snaggleteeth (plural) snaggletooths (plural) snaggle-tooth (alternative)

Derived Forms

snaggletoothed

Synonyms

stareater

Questions

What does snaggletooth mean?: A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken.
Where does snaggletooth come from?: From snaggle + tooth.

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