affricate
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Definition of affricate
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
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noun
- A single speech sound produced combining a plosive and a fricative.
verb
- (transitive)To produce (a plosive) as an affricate.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s Proto-Italic *frios Proto-Italic *friāō Latin friō Latin fricō Latin affricō Latin affricātusbor. English affricate From Latin affricātus.
Words you can make from affricate
175 playable · top: TRAFFIC (15 pts)
Best play traffic 15 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
44 words- FIFER 11 pts
- CRAFT 10 pts
- FACER 10 pts
- FACET 10 pts
- FACIA 10 pts
- FACTA 10 pts
- FARCE 10 pts
- FARCI 10 pts
- AFIRE 8 pts
- AFRIT 8 pts
- AFTER 8 pts
- FERIA 8 pts
- IFTAR 8 pts
- REFIT 8 pts
- TAFIA 8 pts
- TREFA 8 pts
- ACARI 7 pts
- ACETA 7 pts
- AECIA 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- CARAT 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CITER 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- REACT 7 pts
- RECIT 7 pts
- RECTA 7 pts
- RECTI 7 pts
- TRACE 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRICE 7 pts
- ATRIA 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RAITA 5 pts
- REATA 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RIATA 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TIARA 5 pts
4-letter words
58 words- CAFF 12 pts
- FIEF 10 pts
- FIFE 10 pts
- RAFF 10 pts
- RIFF 10 pts
- TEFF 10 pts
- TIFF 10 pts
- CAFE 9 pts
- FACE 9 pts
- FACT 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- AFAR 7 pts
- FAIR 7 pts
- FARE 7 pts
- FART 7 pts
- FATE 7 pts
- FEAR 7 pts
- FEAT 7 pts
- FETA 7 pts
- FIAR 7 pts
- FIAT 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FRAE 7 pts
- FRAT 7 pts
- FRET 7 pts
- FRIT 7 pts
- RAFT 7 pts
- REFT 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- RIFT 7 pts
- TREF 7 pts
- ACAI 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ACTA 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CERT 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RATE 4 pts
- RITE 4 pts
- TARE 4 pts
- TEAR 4 pts
- TIER 4 pts
- TIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
44 words- AFF 9 pts
- EFF 9 pts
- IFF 9 pts
- CAF 8 pts
- AFT 6 pts
- ARF 6 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- FAR 6 pts
- FAT 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
2-letter words
16 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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