Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scuttleful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scut-tle-ful
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Enough to fill a scuttle.

Example Sentences

"a scuttleful of coal"

Etymology

From Middle English skuttylfull; equivalent to scuttle + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: skuttylfull
Suffix: scuttle

Inflected Forms

scuttlefuls (plural) scuttlesful (plural)

Questions

What does scuttleful mean?: Enough to fill a scuttle.
Where does scuttleful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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