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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bayless

/bˈeɪlɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
bay-less
IPA
/bˈeɪlɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a coast or shore, without bays.

name

A surname, a spelling variant of Bayliss

Etymology

From bay + -less.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Baylesses (plural)

Homonyms

baylis

Rhymes With

bayliss baylis

Questions

How do you pronounce bayless?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪlɪs/.
What does bayless mean?
Of a coast or shore, without bays.
Where does bayless come from?
From bay + -less.

How to pronounce bayless

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