AFFRICATE — 9 letter word
affricate
The word affricate has 9 letters: A, F, F, R, I, C, A, T, E. It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy')".
9 letter word "affricate": A F F R I C A T E — noun
Scrabble score: 17 Words With Friends score: 18
Letter analysis of affricate
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| F | 2 | Consonant | 4 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| C | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of affricate
noun
- a composite speech sound consisting of a stop and a fricative articulated at the same point (as `ch' in `chair' and `j' in `joy') Synonyms: affricate consonant, affricative
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