Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offa's dyke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: of-fa's dyke
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales

Questions

What does offa's dyke mean?: A manmade dyke designed to delineate the border between Mercia and Powys, roughly equivalent to the modern-day border between England and Wales

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