Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back five

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables: back- -five
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Collectively, the backs (the 2 wings, fullback, outside centre and inside centre).

Example Sentences

"Wales chose to bring their back-five into the game early on with Andy Powell, Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate and Bradley Davies making inroads into the England defence."

Inflected Forms

back fives (plural) back-five (alternative)

Questions

What does back five mean?: Collectively, the backs (the 2 wings, fullback, outside centre and inside centre).

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