Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well done

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables
well -done
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Well-cooked.

adj

Well-cooked.

intj

An exclamation of praise or endorsement of an achievement.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more well done (comparative) most well done (superlative) well-done (alternative) welldone (alternative)

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Questions

What does well done mean?
Performed well.

How to pronounce well done

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