Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardway

/hˈɑɹdwˌeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
hard-way
IPA
/hˈɑɹdwˌeɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

A bet that is won only if the desired total is rolled as a pair of two of the same value, e.g. 6 from 3 and 3 rather than 4 and 2.

Etymology

From hard + way, i.e. the difficult way to achieve something.

Inflected Forms

Hardways (plural) hard way (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hardway?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹdwˌeɪ/.
What does hardway mean?
A surname.
Where does hardway come from?
From hard + way, i.e. the difficult way to achieve something.

How to pronounce hardway

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