Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woods hole

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: wood-s -hole
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A census-designated place in the town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

name

A strait in Massachusetts, located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, and separating Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands.

Derived Forms

WHOI

Questions

What does woods hole mean?: A census-designated place in the town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

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