Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riddles

/ɹˈɪdəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: rid-dles
IPA: /ɹˈɪdəlz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of riddle

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of riddle

name

Example Sentences

"Robin Riddles was ILocoE president in 1951, the year the first of the BR Standard steam locomotive range he oversaw was built."

Rhymes With

fiddles piddles

Questions

How do you pronounce riddles?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪdəlz/.
What does riddles mean?: plural of riddle

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