key to the door
noun
key to the door is spelled K-E-Y-T-O-T-H-E-D-O-O-R: 12 letters. As a noun, key to the door means “Twenty-one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in key to the door?
| Letters | 12: K-E-Y-T-O-T-H-E-D-O-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does key to the door mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Twenty-one.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does key to the door come from?
A reference to the traditional age of the majority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).