fricative
/frɪkətɪv/
nounadjective
9 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®19 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
ADJECTIVEA continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract.
1
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then').
WORD FORMS
Starts withF
Ends withE
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®19 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinicativefray
Starts & ends withF … E
Syllablesfric · a · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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