voice

NOUNVERB /vɔɪs/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH V

voice is a valid 5-letter word worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4O1I1C3E1
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =10 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 20TRIPLE WORD → 30
MEANING

What does voice mean?

NOUN · 11 SENSES
1

The sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.

“a singer takes good care of his voice”

2

(metonymy) a singer.

“he wanted to hear trained voices sing it”

3

Something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression.

“the wee small voice of conscience”

“the voice of experience”

4

The ability to speak.

“he lost his voice”

NARROWER
5

The distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech.

“A shrill voice sounded behind us”

BROADER
NARROWER
6

The melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.

SYNONYMS
8

Expressing in coherent verbal form.

“I gave voice to my feelings”

SYNONYMS
9

A means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated.

“the voice of the law”

“the Times is not the voice of New York”

10

A sound suggestive of a vocal utterance.

“the noisy voice of the waterfall”

“the incessant voices of the artillery”

BROADER
11

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes.

VERB · 2 SENSES
1

Utter with vibrating vocal chords.

ANTONYMS
2

Give voice to.

“He voiced his concern”

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