Definition of HOMOPHONOUS

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 Word
homophonous: 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