spirant
/spaɪrənt/
nounadjective
7 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®11 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 withS
Ends withT
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®9 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word18 points
Triple word27 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinirantspay
Starts & ends withS … T
Syllablesspi · rant
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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