Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xorn

/zoɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: xorn
IPA: /zoɹn/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fictional monster that devours earthen and silicate materials and can move freely through earth.

Example Sentences

"Various monsters can tunnel through rock - either humanoid monsters with picks or rock eaters like rock moles and umber hulks; and some monsters like xorns and ghosts can pass through it without digging."
"Teleporting from an open room where there were a dozen black orcs firing bows at me and more pouring in through both doors a few nights ago didn't work the first two times, then when it did work it landed me, low on mana and hitpoints, in a room full of gnome mages who instantly summoned four umber hulks and a xorn!"
"That afternoon, I summoned a Xorn—an earth elemental noted for its speed—and asked it to scout the caves of the Dragon's lair for me."

Etymology

First appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (1977).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zoɹn/

Inflected Forms

xorns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce xorn?: The recorded pronunciation is /zoɹn/.
What does xorn mean?: A fictional monster that devours earthen and silicate materials and can move freely through earth.
Where does xorn come from?: First appeared in the original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (1977).

How to pronounce xorn

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