Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

potsie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: pot-sie
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the marbles located within a shallow hole (or "pot") used in certain variants of the game.

Example Sentences

"Also, it encouraged long hours of practice to develop skill. Otherwise you would lose even your potsies to a better player."
"The first player shoots from behind the shooting line toward the pot in an attempt to knock a potsie from the pot. If he fails to accomplish this, the second player then shoots, and so forth until all players have shot."

Etymology

From pot + -sie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pot

Inflected Forms

potsies (plural)

Questions

What does potsie mean?: Any of the marbles located within a shallow hole (or "pot") used in certain variants of the game.
Where does potsie come from?: From pot + -sie.

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