Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tagtail

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tag-tail
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm.

Archaic

noun

An unwanted hanger-on.

Archaic

Etymology

From tag + tail.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

tagtails (plural)

Questions

What does tagtail mean?: A worm with a conspicuously-coloured yellow tail, used as bait, probably a species of lugworm.
Where does tagtail come from?: From tag + tail.

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