Definition of polyphones

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • polyphones is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 20
  • polyphones is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 20
  • polyphones is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 22

Definition of polyphones


  • a letter that has two or more pronunciations (noun)

    Examples

    1. `c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'

    Synonyms

    1. polyphonic letter

See definition of polyphones in Merriam Webster