affricate

NOUN /æfrəkɪt/

9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

affricate is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1F4F4R1I1C3A1T1E1

1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51

MEANING

What does affricate mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy').

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