spirant

Plural: spirants

Noun

A fricative consonant sound, like 'f' or 's'.
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
A non-sibilant fricative.

Adjective Satellite

of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

Examples

He used ’S’ as a SPIRANT to extend his word, aiming for a triple letter score.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin spirans, present participle of spīrō (“I blow”). Compare inspire, expire, respiration, etc.

Synonyms

continuant, fricative, fricative consonant, sibilant, strident

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

spirant: valid Words With Friends Word