spirant


Meanings

  • a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
  • SPIRANT n pl. -S a speech sound produced by the forcing of breath through a narrow passage


Scrabble Score: 9

spirant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

spirant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

spirant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 11

spirant is a valid Words With Friends word