Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whydunit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
why-dunit
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the motives for committing it.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

whydunits (plural) whydunnit (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

howdunit wheredunit whodunit

Questions

What does whydunit mean?
A type of detective story in which the focus is not on the person who committed the crime, but on the motives for committing it.

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