fricative
NOUNADJECTIVE
/frɪkətɪv/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH F
fricative is a valid 9-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
F4R1I1C3A1T1I1V4E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING
What does fricative mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR