Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strike lucky

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
strike lucky
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have unexpected good fortune.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

strikes lucky (present, singular) striking lucky (participle, present) struck lucky (past) struck lucky (participle, past) stricken lucky (archaic, participle)

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What does strike lucky mean?
To have unexpected good fortune.

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