Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ncis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: ncis
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

American usage

Example Sentences

"“A Navy Sailor has been placed in pretrial confinement in connection with the death of Seaman Resendiz. Charges under the Uniform Code of Military Justice are pending,” NCIS told CNN in a statement Thursday."

Usage

American usage

Questions

What does ncis mean?: Initialism of Naval Criminal Investigative Service.

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