Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diddley

/dˈɪdli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: did-dley
IPA: /dˈɪdli/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a small worthless amount

Example Sentences

"you don't know jack"

Synonyms

jack doodly-squat diddly-squat diddlysquat diddly-shit diddlyshit diddly squat shit

Rhymes With

ridley gridley gidley sidley fridley tiddly

Questions

How do you pronounce diddley?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪdli/.
What does diddley mean?: a small worthless amount

How to pronounce diddley

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