analphabetic
/,ænælfə'bɛtɪk/
adjectivenoun
12 letters5 syllables21 points in Scrabble®25 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
NOUNHaving little acquaintance with writing.
1
OTHERAn illiterate person who does not know the alphabet.
1
Relating to or expressed by a writing system that is not alphabetic.
2
Not alphabetic.
“an analphabetic arrangement of letters”
“Jesperson's system of phonetic transcription is analphabetic”
WORD FORMS
Related formanalphabetism
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®25 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinanalphabeticway
Starts & ends withA … C
Syllablesan · al · pha · bet · ic
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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