how to pronounce scouts

/ˈskaʊts/

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scouts is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of scouts in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that I was in Scouts okay and not once …”

meanings of scouts

name:

The Selous Scouts, a special forces regiment of the former Rhodesian Army.
Any of the national Scouts organizations such as the Boy Scouts of America.
A worldwide youth movement with the aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play a constructive role in the society [http://www.scout.org/].

noun:

Plural of Scout.
Plural of scout.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scout.

scouts frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word scouts occurs in english on average 6.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.