Definitions For Betacism

Noun

BETACISM (plural - or s) (phonology) A sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative). : Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon: it has taken place in Greek, Hebrew, and Spanish, among others. A speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.

Is Betacism a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
17

The word Betacism is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

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