Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scissor-tailed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
scis-sor--tailed
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does scissor-tailed mean?
Alternative form of scissors-tailed.

How to pronounce scissor-tailed

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