Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelly bean

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: jel-ly bean
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.

Example Sentences

"Ronalda had gotten these jelly beans special, from Lenox Square. They were all colors, pink with brown flecks, purple, orange. The flavors had exotic names like Piña Colada and Fig Leaf."

Inflected Forms

jelly beans (plural) jellybean (alternative)

Derived Forms

jellybean

Phrases

gourmet jelly bean gourmet jellybean peachy keen jelly bean

Synonyms

jelly egg

Questions

What does jelly bean mean?: A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.

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