To pronounce "tick-tack-toe", say TICKT-ackt-oe — 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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TICKT-ackt-oe
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"tick-tack-toe" has 3 syllables: tickt-ackt-oe. It rhymes with tic-tac-toe and ticktacktoe, if that helps it stick.
Sounds exactly like: tic-tac-toe, ticktacktoe — easy to mix up when writing.
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"Tick-tack-toe" has 3 syllables: tickt · ackt · oe.
Tick-tack-toe: (games) A game in which two players take turns putting circles and crosses on a 3x3 grid and try to get three of the same symbols in a line
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