Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naughts and crosses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
naught-s and cross-es
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of noughts and crosses.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does naughts and crosses mean?
Alternative form of noughts and crosses.

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