Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exacta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: ex-ac-ta
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”).

Inflected Forms

exactas (plural)

Phrases

reverse exacta

Synonyms

correcta perfecta

Questions

What does exacta mean?: A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
Where does exacta come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Latin exactus (literally “precise, acccurate”).

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