Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wits

/wɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: wits
IPA: /wɪts/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

noun

noun

Phrases

collect one's wits gather one's wits have one's wits about one keep one's wits about one lose one's wits out of one's wits pit one's wits scare someone out of their wits

Synonyms

marbles

Rhymes With

it's its hits fits bits sits tits admits permits kits pits shits

Questions

How do you pronounce wits?: The recorded pronunciation is /wɪts/.
What does wits mean?: plural of wit

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