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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-low

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.19 in modern English

Syllables
high--low
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

adj

Designating a blackjack card counting technique in which the lowest cards are worth +1 point and the highest cards −1 point, and the counter places higher bets against higher point totals.

noun

Alternative form of highlow (“type of shoe”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

high-lows (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

high/low

Rhymes With

silo lilo xylo-

Questions

What does high-low mean?
Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

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