phonetics
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- Words With Friends
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/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/
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/fəˈnɛt.ɪks/ · [fəˈnɛʔəks] · [fəˈnɛhəks] · /foˈnɛ.ʈɪks/ · /ˈfɵ.nᵻ.ʈɪks/
Definition of phonetics
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
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Etymology
From phonetic + -s.
Anagrams of phonetics
4 plays · some not in Scrabble
Words you can make from phonetics
200+ playable · top: CHOPINES (15 pts)
Best play chopines 15 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
32 words- CHIPSET 14 pts
- CHOPINE 14 pts
- CHOPINS 14 pts
- HOSPICE 14 pts
- PHOCINE 14 pts
- PHONICS 14 pts
- PHOTICS 14 pts
- PINCHES 14 pts
- PITCHES 14 pts
- POTICHE 14 pts
- PSCHENT 14 pts
- SPHENIC 14 pts
- CHITONS 12 pts
- COHESIN 12 pts
- ETHNICS 12 pts
- NOTCHES 12 pts
- OPHITES 12 pts
- PHONIES 12 pts
- STHENIC 12 pts
- TECHNOS 12 pts
- ENTOPIC 11 pts
- INCEPTS 11 pts
- INSPECT 11 pts
- NEPOTIC 11 pts
- PECTINS 11 pts
- POETICS 11 pts
- ETHIONS 10 pts
- HISTONE 10 pts
- NOTICES 9 pts
- PINTOES 9 pts
- POINTES 9 pts
- SECTION 9 pts
6-letter words
69 words- CHOPIN 13 pts
- EPOCHS 13 pts
- PHONIC 13 pts
- PHOTIC 13 pts
- CHINES 11 pts
- CHINOS 11 pts
- CHINSE 11 pts
- CHINTS 11 pts
- CHITON 11 pts
- CHOSEN 11 pts
- ETHICS 11 pts
- ETHNIC 11 pts
- INCHES 11 pts
- ITCHES 11 pts
- NICHES 11 pts
- OPHITE 11 pts
- PHONES 11 pts
- PITHOS 11 pts
- SIPHON 11 pts
- SNITCH 11 pts
- STENCH 11 pts
- TECHNO 11 pts
- TOPHES 11 pts
- COPENS 10 pts
- COPIES 10 pts
- INCEPT 10 pts
- OPTICS 10 pts
- PECTIN 10 pts
- PICOTS 10 pts
- POETIC 10 pts
- PONCES 10 pts
- SEPTIC 10 pts
- TOPICS 10 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- ETHNOS 9 pts
- HONEST 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- TONISH 9 pts
- CENTOS 8 pts
- CESTOI 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONTES 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCEST 8 pts
- INSECT 8 pts
- INSTEP 8 pts
- NETOPS 8 pts
- NICEST 8 pts
- NOETIC 8 pts
- NOTICE 8 pts
- OPINES 8 pts
- OSCINE 8 pts
- PINOTS 8 pts
- PINTOS 8 pts
- PISTON 8 pts
- PITONS 8 pts
- POINTE 8 pts
- POINTS 8 pts
- PONIES 8 pts
- PONTES 8 pts
- POSTIE 8 pts
- POSTIN 8 pts
- POTSIE 8 pts
- SOPITE 8 pts
- SPINET 8 pts
- SPINTO 8 pts
- TOCSIN 8 pts
- TONICS 8 pts
5-letter words
94 words- CHIPS 12 pts
- CHOPS 12 pts
- EPOCH 12 pts
- PECHS 12 pts
- PINCH 12 pts
- PITCH 12 pts
- CHEST 10 pts
- CHINE 10 pts
- CHINO 10 pts
- CHINS 10 pts
- CHITS 10 pts
- CHONS 10 pts
- CHOSE 10 pts
- ECHOS 10 pts
- ETHIC 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- NICHE 10 pts
- NOTCH 10 pts
- OCHES 10 pts
- PHEOS 10 pts
- PHONE 10 pts
- PHONS 10 pts
- PHOTS 10 pts
- PITHS 10 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- EPICS 9 pts
- OPTIC 9 pts
- PICOT 9 pts
- PISCO 9 pts
- PONCE 9 pts
- SCOPE 9 pts
- SEPIC 9 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
- HOSEN 8 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CESTI 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CITES 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- ETICS 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- INEPT 7 pts
- INSPO 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- ONTIC 7 pts
- OPENS 7 pts
- OPINE 7 pts
- OPSIN 7 pts
- PEINS 7 pts
- PENIS 7 pts
- PEONS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- PINES 7 pts
- PINOT 7 pts
- PINTO 7 pts
- PINTS 7 pts
- PIONS 7 pts
- PISTE 7 pts
- PITON 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- POINT 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- PONES 7 pts
- POSIT 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
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