Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three-legged race

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: three---legged race
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.

Example Sentences

"There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more."

Inflected Forms

three-legged races (plural)

Questions

What does three-legged race mean?: A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.

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