Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenterhooks

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
ten-ter-hooks
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of tenterhook

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What does tenterhooks mean?
plural of tenterhook

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