palatal
ADJECTIVENOUN
/pælətəl/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P
palatal is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1L1A1T1A1L1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does palatal mean?
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Relating to or lying near the palate.
“palatal index”
SYNONYMS
RELATED
2
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast').
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of palatal
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