Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

most wanted

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.27 in modern English

Syllables: most want-ed
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A list of criminals and alleged criminals who are believed to be at large and are identified as a law enforcement agency's highest priority for capture.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

most wanteds (plural)

Questions

What does most wanted mean?: A list of criminals and alleged criminals who are believed to be at large and are identified as a law enforcement agency's highest priority for capture.

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