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twenty-one

/ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
twen-ty-one
IPA
/ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.

noun

Blackjack.

Uncountable

noun

A basketball-based game in which players attempt to score exactly twenty-one points.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

twenty one (alternative) twentyone (alternative)

Phrases

twenty-one hundred twenty-oneth twenty-one-year-old twenty-first twenty-two

Frequently Paired Words

twenty-first twenty twenty-two baccarat blackjack pontoon

Synonyms

eleventeen one and twenty 21 XXI blackjack vingt-et-un

Questions

How do you pronounce twenty-one?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtwɛntiˈwʌn/.
What does twenty-one mean?
The cardinal number occurring after twenty and before twenty-two, represented in Roman numerals as XXI and in Arabic numerals as 21.

How to pronounce twenty-one

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