affricative

NOUN /ə'frɪkətɪv/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

affricative is a valid 11-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1F4F4R1I1C3A1T1I1V4E1

1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =22 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66

MEANING

What does affricative 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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