Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worked to rule

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
worked -to rule
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does worked to rule mean?
simple past and past participle of work to rule

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