velar

velar is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.
2. adjective. Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.
3. noun. a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
4. adjective. produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
5. adjective. of or relating to the velum

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in velar:

arvel, larve, laver, ravel

Common word forms

velars, velarize

Words from these letters

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