nonsyllabic


Meanings

  • not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable; consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong);
    • "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"
    • "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"
  • (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable;
    • "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"

Synonyms


Scrabble Score: 18

nonsyllabic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

nonsyllabic is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary

nonsyllabic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 23

nonsyllabic is a valid Words With Friends word