Definition of Nonsyllabic

Adjective

  • (of speech sounds) not forming or capable of forming the nucleus of a syllable
    "initial 'l' in 'little' is nonsyllabic"
  • not forming a syllable or the nucleus of a syllable
    consisting of a consonant sound accompanied in the same syllable by a vowel sound or consisting of a vowel sound dominated by other vowel sounds in a syllable (as the second vowel in a falling diphthong)
    "the nonsyllabic `n' in `botany' when it is pronounced `botny'"
    "the nonsyllabic `i' in `oi'"
    - unsyllabic
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Word games points for the Nonsyllabic

  • Scrabble® score of the nonsyllabic (18)
  • Word Chums® score of the nonsyllabic (25)
  • Words With Friends® score of the nonsyllabic (23)

Unscramble nonsyllabic

520 unscramble word found using the letters nonsyllabic.
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