Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yipes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: yipes
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Alternative form of yikes.

Example Sentences

"Yipes! she exclaimed suddenly. I forgot to take the ice cream out of the freezer to soften it!"
"Their clothes were mostly uninteresting and unflattering. Her eyes lingered on a putrid floral number in fuchsia, hot pink, and turquoise. Yipes."

Questions

What does yipes mean?: Alternative form of yikes.

How to pronounce yipes

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