spirant
NOUNADJECTIVE
/spaɪrənt/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
spirant is a valid 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1P3I1R1A1N1T1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING
What does spirant 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
AT THE BOARD
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