syllable

Meanings

Noun

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
- "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.
The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.
A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Verb

To utter in syllables.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English syllable, sillable, syllabylle, sylabul, from Anglo-Norman sillable, from Old French sillebe, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή (sullabḗ), from συλλαμβάνω (sullambánō, “I gather together”), from συν- (sun-, “together”) + λαμβάνω (lambánō, “I take”).

Scrabble Score: 13

syllable is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
syllable is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
syllable is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

syllable is a valid Words With Friends word