palatal
/pælətəl/
adjectivenoun
7 letters3 syllables9 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Relating to or lying near the palate.
“palatal index”
2
NOUNProduced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').
1
A semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast').
WORD FORMS
Related formpalate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinalatalpay
Starts & ends withP … L
Syllablespal · a · tal
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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