tonic accent

NOUN
12 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

tonic accent is a valid 12-letter word worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1N1I1C3A1C3C3E1N1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =17 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 34TRIPLE WORD → 51
MEANING

What does tonic accent mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

Emphasis that results from pitch rather than loudness.

SYNONYMS