palatal (7 letters)
palatal
9
- Length
- 7 letters
- Scrabble score
- 9 points
- Frequency
- Rare
What it means
- noun — a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
- adjective — relating to or lying near the palate
- adjective — produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')