Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boggler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: bog-gler
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who boggles.

noun

Something puzzling or confusing.

Example Sentences

"The cares of State […] were generally, as in most affairs of State, of an arithmetical character, the Commander of the Faithful being a fearful boggler at a sum."

Etymology

From boggle + -er.

Inflected Forms

bogglers (plural)

Phrases

mind boggler mind-boggler

Questions

What does boggler mean?: One who boggles.
Where does boggler come from?: From boggle + -er.

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