Scrabble & Words with friends points
- spirant is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
- spirant is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
- spirant is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of spirant
- a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract (noun)
Synonyms
- fricative
- fricative consonant
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') (adjective)
Synonyms
- continuant
- fricative
- sibilant
- strident
See definition of spirant in Merriam Webster