plosive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/ˈpləʊsɪv/(UK)
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/ˈpləʊsɪv/(UK) · /ˈpləʊzɪv/(UK) · /ˈploʊsɪv/(US) · /ˈploʊzɪv/(US)
Definition of plosive
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
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noun
- A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
adj
- Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.
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Etymology
Clipping of explosive.
Words you can make from plosive
119 playable · top: PELVIS (11 pts)
Best play pelvis 11 points6-letter words
5 words5-letter words
25 words4-letter words
45 words- SPIV 9 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VIOL 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- VOES 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- LIPE 6 pts
- LIPO 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- LOPE 6 pts
- LOPS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PIES 6 pts
- PILE 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- PLIE 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- POLE 6 pts
- POLS 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- SIPE 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- SLOP 6 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
3-letter words
29 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
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