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Is glottal a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word glottal is a Scrabble US word. The word glottal is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is glottal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word glottal is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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Yes. The word glottal is a Words With Friends word. The word glottal is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

GLOTTAL,

6-letter words (1 found)

TALLOT,

5-letter words (6 found)

ALLOT,ATOLL,GLOAT,GOTTA,LOTTA,TOTAL,

4-letter words (12 found)

ALTO,GALL,GAOL,GOAL,GOAT,LOTA,OLLA,TALL,TOGA,TOLA,TOLL,TOLT,

3-letter words (18 found)

AGO,ALL,ALT,ATT,GAL,GAT,GOA,GOT,LAG,LAT,LOG,LOT,OAT,TAG,TAO,TAT,TOG,TOT,

2-letter words (8 found)

AG,AL,AT,GO,LA,LO,TA,TO,

You can make 46 words from glottal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of glottal

glottal

Etymology

glottis +‎ -al

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɒt.l̩/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɑ.tl̩/, [ˈɡlɑ.ɾl̩]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɡlɔt.l̩/, [ˈɡlɔɾ.l̩]
  • Rhymes: -ɒtəl
  • Hyphenation: glot‧tal

Adjective

glottal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the glottis.
  2. (phonetics) Articulated with the glottis.

Synonyms

  • glottic
  • glottidean

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

glottal (plural glottals)

  1. (linguistics) A sound made with the glottis

French

Etymology

Derived from glott(e) (“glottis”) +‎ -al (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlɔ.tal/

Adjective

glottal (feminine glottale, masculine plural glottaux, feminine plural glottales)

  1. (anatomy, relational) glottis; glottal
  2. (phonetics) articulated with the glottis, glottal

Related terms

  • supraglottal
  • épiglottal

Further reading

  • “glottal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin glottalis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlɔˈtaːl/, [ɡlɔˈtaːl], [ɡlo-]
  • Hyphenation: glot‧tal

Adjective

glottal (strong nominative masculine singular glottaler, not comparable)

  1. glottal
    Synonyms: Stimmritzen-, (linguistics also) Kehlkopf-

Declension

Derived terms

  • Glottal m
  • glottalisieren
  • Glottalität

Related terms

  • Glottis

Further reading

  • “glottal” in Duden online
  • “glottal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Source: wiktionary.org