Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tried and true

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: tried and true
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.

Example Sentences

"He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden."

Inflected Forms

more tried and true (comparative) most tried and true (superlative)

Phrases

true blue

Frequently Paired Words

true blue

Synonyms

tried and tested tried and trusted time-tried proven tested time-tested tried

Questions

What does tried and true mean?: Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.

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