Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

point guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
point -guard
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

point guards (plural)

Questions

What does point guard mean?
A guard who is usually the shortest of the five basketball positions, and specializes in handling the ball, distributing it to the other players and generally running the team's offense.

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