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Is FRICATIVE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list FRICATIVE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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17199

What does FRICATIVE mean?

  1. nouna continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
  2. adjectiveof speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

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FAQ

Is FRICATIVE a Scrabble word?

FRICATIVE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is FRICATIVE worth?

FRICATIVE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does FRICATIVE mean?

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