Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detective novel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
de-tec-tive nov-el
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

n

novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end

Synonyms

Questions

What does detective novel mean?
novel in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle before the detective explains it at the end

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