palatal


Meanings

  • a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
  • relating to or lying near the palate;
    • "palatal index"
  • produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')
  • PALATAL n pl. -S a bone of the palate


Scrabble Score: 9

palatal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

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

palatal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

palatal is a valid Words With Friends word