Definitions For Fricative
noun
- A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
- A sound made by forcing air out of your mouth through a narrow opening that is made using the lips, teeth, or tongue
adjective
- Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f', s', z', or th' in both thin' and then')
Is Fricatives a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
20
The word Fricative is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Fricative in a Sentence
- The sounds v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/ are English fricatives.