phonetic alphabet

NOUN
17 LETTERS · 5 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

phonetic alphabet is a valid 17-letter word worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3H4O1N1E1T1I1C3A1L1P3H4A1B3E1T1
3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =30 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 60TRIPLE WORD → 90
MEANING

What does phonetic alphabet mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech.

BROADER