unplayed
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not played.
verb
simple past and past participle of unplay
Example Sentences
- "It's a sad fact that unplayed instruments deteriorate. Your family heirloom or investment may not after all be appreciating in value as you had hoped."
- "There was still the matter of an unplayed game against Houston, an intended early-season breather that was no longer needed […]"
- "Usually the result is 1-0, 0-1 or ½-½. In exceptional circumstances both players may lose (Article 11.8), or one score ½ and the other 0. For unplayed games the scores are indicated by +/- (White wins by forfeit), -/+ (Black wins by forfeit), -/- (Both players lose by forfeit)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English played English unplayed From un- + played.