assonant

ADJECTIVE
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

assonant is a valid 8-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1S1S1O1N1A1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING

What does assonant mean?

ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1

Having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables.

“note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'”

SIMILAR
2

Having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables.