retroflex
/rɛtrə,flɛks/
adjectiveverb
9 letters3 syllables19 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
Pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate.
2
VERBBent or curved backward.
1
Bend or turn backward.
2
Articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate.
“Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants”
WORD FORMS
Related formretroflection
Related formretroflexion
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetroflexray
Starts & ends withR … X
Syllablesret · ro · flex
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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