sibilant


Meanings

  • a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
  • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
  • SIBILANT n pl. -S a speech sound produced by the fricative passage of breath through a narrow orifice


Scrabble Score: 10

sibilant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

sibilant is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 13

sibilant is a valid Words With Friends word