Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

botticelli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
bot-ti-cel-li
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A guessing game in which one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of that person's name, and then answers yes/no questions from the other players as they guess at the identity.

Etymology

The game takes its name from the principle that the famous person must be at least as famous as the painter Sandro Botticelli.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does botticelli mean?
A guessing game in which one person or team thinks of a famous person and reveals the initial letter of that person's name, and then answers yes/no questions from the other players as they guess at the identity.
Where does botticelli come from?
The game takes its name from the principle that the famous person must be at least as famous as the painter Sandro Botticelli.

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