Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relay race

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: re-lay race
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.

Inflected Forms

relay races (plural)

Synonyms

relay

Questions

What does relay race mean?: A sports contest where the members of a team take turns e.g. swimming, running or skiing parts of a circuit.

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