Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortzian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: short-zian
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the style or tenure of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, featuring wordplay and colloquial vocabulary, especially in contrast to previous editors such as Eugene Maleska

Example Sentences

"And yet the Shortzian spiral below is a far more recent example. Letters are arranged concentrically, with answers reading on inward and outward paths and no clear demarcation between answers in either direction."
"Or, maybe it was a crossword puzzle with some mis-numbered clues, some Shortzian red herrings."
"The grandmaster has only appeared once in the Shortzian era in the debut puzzle of the now prolific David J. Kahn (no relation)."

Etymology

From Shortz + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Shortz

Inflected Forms

more Shortzian (comparative) most Shortzian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Maleskan

Questions

What does shortzian mean?: Of or pertaining to the style or tenure of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, featuring wordplay and colloquial vocabulary, especially in contrast to previous editors such as Eugene Maleska
Where does shortzian come from?: From Shortz + -ian.

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