unsyllabic

unsyllabic is a 10-letter English word with 1 sense as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong). Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 1 sense

Definitions

1. adjective. not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)

   "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"

   "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"

   Synonyms: nonsyllabic

Synonyms

nonsyllabic

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