Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tru-el
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A duel fought between three people.

noun

A conflict between three contending groups or ideas.

Example Sentences

"To effect a yet more complex and challenging truel, we can void the simplification that each player knows his order of firing ab initio."

Etymology

Blend of tri- + duel.

Inflected Forms

truels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

duel

Questions

What does truel mean?: A duel fought between three people.
Where does truel come from?: Blend of tri- + duel.

How to pronounce truel

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