welterweight
/wˈɛltɚwˌeɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Example Sentences
- "Undoubtedly, his record versus welterweights (147 pounds) is better than against full-blown middleweights (160 pounds). Being a tweener, Graziano probably would have campaigned as a junior middleweight (154 pounds) if he fought today."
- "Safety and fairness in female sport was one of the most prominent topics at this summer’s Olympic Games, where boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting took gold in the women’s welterweight and featherweight categories respectively."