Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whammy bar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: wham-my bar
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.

Inflected Forms

whammy bars (plural)

Derived Forms

whamola

Questions

What does whammy bar mean?: A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.

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