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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scuft

/skʌft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scuft
IPA
/skʌft/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

scruff; nape of the neck

British usage

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skuftą, similar to German Schopf (“tuft”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /skʌft/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scufts (plural)

Rhymes With

stuffed puffed cuffed chuffed tuft scuffed roughed buffed huffed scalping tuft fluffed ruffed

Questions

How do you pronounce scuft?
The recorded pronunciation is /skʌft/.
What does scuft mean?
scruff; nape of the neck
Where does scuft come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce scuft

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