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continuant


continuant - noun

  • consonant articulated by constricting (but not closing) the vocal tract

  • continuant - adjective

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

    continuant - thesaurus

    fricative   sibilant   spirant   strident  

    Scrabble score for continuant

    c is 3 o is 1 n is 1 t is 1 i is 1 n is 1 u is 1 a is 1 n is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 12

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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