homophonous
Adjective
- characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way
- "'horse' and 'hoarse' are homophonous words"
Adj
- Having the same pronunciation.
- Homophonic; sounding the same.
Examples
- "Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".
Scrabble Score: 21
homophonous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhomophonous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homophonous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 23
homophonous: valid Words With Friends Word