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cribbage

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "cribbage" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
8 characters
English (US)
2syllables

cribbage

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cribbage is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, cribbage is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofcribbage

1noun
  • A point-counting card game for two players, with variants for three or four players; the cribbage board used for scoring to 61 or 121 points in numerous small increments is characteristic.
  • A variety of pocket billiards that, like the card game, awards points for pairs that total 15. A player who pockets a ball of a particular number must then immediately pocket the companion ball that brings the number to 15.
  • A point scored in this variety of pocket billiards.
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