Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riddlee

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rid-dlee
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a person asked or expected to solve a riddle.

Example Sentences

"The second possible action by the riddler in the event the riddlee admits to no answer is to refuse to supply the riddlee with the answer, after which he may berate the riddlee for his failure."
"Because riddlees have already solved the Sammael riddle and know that the referent of Sammael is imagination, they also know the identify of the controlling factor in the riddle of the Serpent."
"The riddler hopes and expects the riddlee to not know the answer. Since the riddlee cannot give the answer, the riddler can then supply it, thus “winning” this minuscule “contest of wit.”"

Etymology

* riddle + -ee

Word Breakdown

Suffix: riddle

Inflected Forms

riddlees (plural)

Questions

What does riddlee mean?: a person asked or expected to solve a riddle.
Where does riddlee come from?: * riddle + -ee

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