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laryngeal

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Is laryngeal a Scrabble word?

Yes, laryngeal is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 13 points in Scrabble.

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  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of laryngeal?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the larynx.Examples: "At sight of it there commenced a series of laryngeal spasms, with clutchings at his throat, far more violent than any I had heretofore seen."not-comparablerelational

2. (phonetics, relational) (of a speech sound) Made by or with constriction of the larynx with only the front part of the vocal cords vibrating, giving a very low frequency and producing what is known as "creaky voice."not-comparablerelational

noun (English)

1. (anatomy) An anatomical part (such as a nerve or artery) that supplies or is associated with the larynx.

2. (phonetics) A sound uttered by using the larynx.

3. (Indo-European linguistics) In Proto-Indo-European, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants usually marked as ⟨h₁⟩, ⟨h₂⟩ and ⟨h₃⟩.Examples: "The vowel-coloring effects of the IH laryngeals cannot be considered apart from the vowel-reducing effect of the IH stress accent[…]"; "[…]it is not only different from Buck's in the linguistics (laryngeals have seen to that); it is very different in scope and aim."; "Finally, it should be noted that laryngeals not adjacent to syllabics were apparently deleted by three different rules."

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "laryngeal"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "laryngeal"?

Scrabble
13 points
L1
A1
R1
Y4
N1
G2
E1
A1
L1
Words With Friends
16 points
L2
A1
R1
Y4
N2
G3
E1
A1
L2

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