Definitions For Synalepha
Noun
SYNALEPHA. (countable and uncountable, plural SYNALEPHAs) The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables.Translations
French: synalèphe, f Italian: sinalefe, f Occitan: sinalèfa, f Spanish: sinalefa, fAlternative forms
synalœpha, synaloephaEtymology
From "a coalescing, confluence", also written συναλοιφή and συναλειφή.Is Synalepha 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
17
Words with Friends
18
The word Synalepha is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends