Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laid waste

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
laid waste
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does laid waste mean?
simple past and past participle of lay waste

How to pronounce laid waste

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