Definition of nonsyllabic

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  • nonsyllabic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 18
  • nonsyllabic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 18
  • nonsyllabic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of nonsyllabic

  • not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong) (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'
    2. the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'

    Synonyms

    1. unsyllabic
  • (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable ()

    Examples

    1. initial `l' in `little' is nonsyllabic

See definition of nonsyllabic in Merriam Webster