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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poor-will

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables
poor-will
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

A bird of the Western United States ( Phalænoptilus Nutalli ) allied to the whip-poor-will.

Questions

What does poor-will mean?
A bird of the Western United States ( Phalænoptilus Nutalli ) allied to the whip-poor-will.

How to pronounce poor-will

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