LABIOVELAR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. LABIOVELAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LABIOVELAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LABIOVELAR is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LABIOVELAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
labiovelarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LABIOVELAR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LABIOVELAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LABIOVELAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does LABIOVELAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a speech sound made with the lips and the soft palate at the same time.
The w in water is a labiovelar sound, since the lips round while the back of the tongue lifts. Historical linguists trace labiovelar consonants in ancient languages through their later changes.
How LABIOVELAR is used
Used in phonetics and historical linguistics; as a noun it names such a sound.
- The English w is a labiovelar glide.
- Latin had a labiovelar consonant spelled qu.
- Linguists reconstruct a labiovelar series in the ancestral language.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LABIOVELAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LABIOVELAR
1 longer words begin with LABIOVELAR.
Shorter words from the letters in LABIOVELAR
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Common questions about LABIOVELAR
- Is LABIOVELAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LABIOVELAR, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LABIOVELAR worth?
- LABIOVELAR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LABIOVELAR mean?
- Describing a speech sound made with the lips and the soft palate at the same time.
- What letters can be added to LABIOVELAR?
- LABIOVELAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LABIOVELAR:
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