heteronym

NOUN /hɛtərə,nɪm/
9 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H

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

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4E1T1E1R1O1N1Y4M3
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does heteronym mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Two words are heteronyms if they are spelled the same way but differ in pronunciation.

“the word `bow' is an example of a heteronym”

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