Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tipped the scales

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
tipped the s-cales
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does tipped the scales mean?
simple past and past participle of tip the scales

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