Definitions For Syllable

noun

  • A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  • Any one of the parts into which a word is naturally divided when it is pronounced

Is Syllables 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
14
Words with Friends
17

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

Examples of Syllable in a Sentence

  • The word “doctor” has two syllables.
  • “Doctor” is a two-syllable word.
  • The first syllable of the word “doctor” is given stress.

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