polyphone
Meanings
Plural: polyphones
Noun
- a letter that has two or more pronunciations
- "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
- A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways
Origin / Etymology
From poly- + phone.
Synonyms
polyphonic letter
Scrabble Score: 19
polyphone is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpolyphone is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
polyphone is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
polyphone is a valid Words With Friends word