s 1 p 3 i 1 r 1 a 1 n 1 t 1
7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
adjective of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
originFrom Latin spirans, present participle of spīrō (“to blow”). Compare inspire, expire, respiration, etc.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- paints 8
- patins 8
- pintas 8
- prints 8
- ptisan 8
- rapist 8
- spinar 8
- sprain 8
- sprint 8
- tapirs 8
- atrip 7
- inapt 7