Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

howells

/hˈaʊəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: how-ells
IPA: /hˈaʊəlz/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Colfax County, Nebraska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A hamlet in the town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

plural of Howell

Etymology

From the given name Howell + patronymic suffix -s.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Howellses (plural)

Rhymes With

towels vowels bowels cowles dowels fowles powles vowles nowels

Questions

How do you pronounce howells?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaʊəlz/.
What does howells mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does howells come from?: From the given name Howell + patronymic suffix -s.

How to pronounce howells

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