stymies
Definitions
Noun
- A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- A thwarting and distressing situation
- A situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
- A thwarting and distressing situation
Verb
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
- Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | studies | 2 | 103 |
| 2 | stories | 2 | 59 |
| 3 | species | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | scotty's | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | salaries | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | safeties | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | sceneries | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | cindy's | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | safety's | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | salvi's | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | sandy's | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | sarney's | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | sculley's | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | silfies | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | soltys | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | sorties | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | species' | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | staley's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | story's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | study's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | summaries | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | surgeries | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | sydney's | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 23
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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