Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

darkward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dark-ward
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward the dark.

Etymology

From dark + -ward.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does darkward mean?
Toward the dark.
Where does darkward come from?
From dark + -ward.

How to pronounce darkward

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