Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tilestone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tile-stone
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.

noun

A tile made of stone.

Etymology

From tile + stone.

Inflected Forms

tilestones (plural)

Questions

What does tilestone mean?: Any of a number of kinds of laminated stone (shale, limestone sandstone etc.), specifically belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
Where does tilestone come from?: From tile + stone.

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