red band
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was an extension of the American Trusty system, as was the appointment of other selected prisoners to be 'Red Bands'."
- "A red band was a trusty prisoner who could go anywhere in the prison. His job was taking mail to the main office and delivering any other messages for the screws or staff. Red bands had a bad name amongst the rest of the prisoners."