alveolar consonant

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH A

alveolar consonant is a valid 18-letter word worth 22 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1V4E1O1L1A1R1C3O1N1S1O1N1A1N1T1
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =22 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 44TRIPLE WORD → 66
MEANING

What does alveolar consonant mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge.

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