phonic

Adjective

Relating to sound, especially speech sounds.
pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
relating to speech
of or relating to speech sounds

Adj

Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.

Examples

The PHONIC similarity between "PHLOEM" and "FLOOM" caused a brief confusion.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ic.

Synonyms

phonetic

Scrabble Score: 13

phonic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
phonic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
phonic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

phonic: valid Words With Friends Word