Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shooting guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables: shoot-ing -guard
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.

Inflected Forms

shooting guards (plural)

Questions

What does shooting guard mean?: A guard who is usually the taller of the two guard positions, and sometimes specializes in shooting from outside, particular from beyond the three-point line.

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