SPIRANT
A 7-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble.
s 1 p 3 i 1 r 1 a 1 n 1 t 1
- Length
- 7
- Scrabble
- 9 pts
- Sorted letters
- ainprst
- Anagrams
- 0
Definition of SPIRANT
- noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
Synonyms: fricative consonant, fricative
- adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
Synonyms: fricative, continuant, sibilant, strident
Definitions from WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Words within SPIRANT
188 words can be made from any subset of the letters in SPIRANT.
- paints 8
- patins 8
- pintas 8
- prints 8
- ptisan 8
- rapist 8
- sprain 8
- sprint 8
- tapirs 8
- instar 6
- santir 6
- strain 6
- trains 6
- atrip 7
- inapt 7
- nipas 7
- pains 7
- paint 7
- pairs 7
- pants 7
- paris 7
- parts 7
- patin 7
- pians 7
- pinas 7
- pinta 7
- pints 7
- pirns 7
- pitas 7
- prats 7
- print 7
- spait 7
- spirt 7
- sprat 7
- sprit 7
- stirp 7
- strap 7
- strip 7
- tapir 7
- tapis 7
- tarps 7
- traps 7
- trips 7
- airns 5
- airts 5
- antis 5
- astir 5
- naris 5
- rains 5
- ranis 5
- rants 5
- riant 5
- saint 5
- sarin 5
- satin 5
- sitar 5
- stain 5
- stair 5
- stria 5
- tains 5
- tarns 5
- tarsi 5
- train 5
- trans 5
- naps 6
- nipa 6
- nips 6
- pain 6
- pair 6
- pans 6
- pant 6
- pars 6
- part 6
- past 6
- pats 6
- pian 6
- pias 6
- pina 6
- pins 6
- pint 6
- pirn 6
- pita 6
- pits 6
- prat 6
- raps 6
- rapt 6
- rasp 6
- rips 6
- snap 6
- snip 6
- span 6
- spar 6
- spat 6
- spin 6
- spit 6
- taps 6
- tarp 6
- tips 6
- trap 6
- trip 6
- ains 4
- airn 4
- airs 4
- airt 4
- aits 4
- anis 4
- anti 4
- ants 4
- arts 4
- nits 4
- rain 4
- rani 4
- rant 4
- rats 4
- rias 4
- rins 4
- sain 4
- sari 4
- sati 4
- snit 4