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Spirant

s 1p 3i 1r 1a 1n 1t 1

About 2 syllables

noun · adjective · 7 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does spirant mean?

noun

  1. a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract

    Synonymsfricative consonantfricative

adjective

  1. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

    Synonymsfricativecontinuantsibilantstrident

Is SPIRANT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SPIRANT worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1p 3i 1r 1a 1n 1t 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1p 4i 1r 1a 1n 2t 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
s 1p 4i 1r 1a 1n 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1p 3i 1r 1a 1n 1t 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SPIRANT

Anagrams 1

spraint

Hooks for SPIRANT

Add one letter to the front or back of SPIRANT to make another word.

Front hooks

aspirant

Back hooks

spirants

Words that end like SPIRANT

Common words that share the ending -IRANT, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

aspirant
All words ending in -IRANT

Spirant: quick answers

Is SPIRANT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SPIRANT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SPIRANT worth?
SPIRANT scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does spirant mean?
As a noun, spirant means “a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SPIRANT?
You can make 237 shorter words from SPIRANT, such as PAINTS, PARTIS, PATINS, PINTAS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SPIRANT?
SPIRANT rearranges into SPRAINT.