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byword
/ˈbaɪˌwɝd/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Word history
From Middle English byword, byworde (“proverb”), from Old English bīword, bīwyrd, bīwyrde (“proverb, household word", also "adverb”), from Proto West Germanic *bīwurdī, equivalent to by + word.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 7 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Daily answer A standard word with a definition we can show, so it can be a daily answer.