Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sicilian defense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
si-cil-ian de-fense
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

US standard spelling of Sicilian Defence.

American usage

Usage

Questions

What does sicilian defense mean?
US standard spelling of Sicilian Defence.

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