Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threesies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: three-sies
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where three actions must be performed.

noun

The sharing of something between three people.

Example Sentences

"She had missed on fivesies, I'd missed on threesies, and this would be the deciding round."

Etymology

From three + -sies.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: three

Questions

What does threesies mean?: A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where three actions must be performed.
Where does threesies come from?: From three + -sies.

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