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10-letter words (1 found)

PHARYNGEAL,

9-letter words (3 found)

NEPHRALGY,PHALANGER,PHARYNGAL,

8-letter words (3 found)

ANAGLYPH,PHALANGE,PHRYGANA,

7-letter words (8 found)

ALNAGER,ANGERLY,GRAPNEL,GRAYHEN,HANAPER,HAYLAGE,PLENARY,PREANAL,

6-letter words (50 found)

AGLARE,ALEGAR,ALNAGE,ANERGY,ANERLY,ANGARY,ANGLER,ANLAGE,APNEAL,ARGHAN,ARGYLE,EARLAP,ERLANG,GALENA,GNARLY,GRAPEY,GRAPLE,GRAYLE,HANGAR,HANGER,HANGRY,HYAENA,LAAGER,LAGENA,LANGAR,LANGER,LARGEN,LARNEY,LYNAGE,NAPERY,NEARLY,PANARY,PARAGE,PARANG,PARLAY,PARLEY,PEARLY,PHENYL,PHYLAE,PHYLAR,PLANAR,PLANER,PLAYER,RAGLAN,RAPHAE,REGNAL,REHANG,REPLAN,REPLAY,YARPHA,

5-letter words (127 found)

AARGH,AGAPE,AGLEY,AHEAP,ALANE,ALANG,ALARY,ALEPH,ALGAE,ALPHA,ANEAR,ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ANGRY,APAGE,APERY,APGAR,APNEA,AREAL,ARENA,AREPA,ARGAL,ARGAN,ARGLE,ARPEN,AYELP,AYGRE,EARLY,GALAH,GALEA,GAPER,GAYAL,GAYER,GENAL,GERAH,GEYAN,GLARE,GLARY,GLEAN,GLYPH,GNARL,GRAAL,GRANA,GRAPE,GRAPH,GRAPY,GRYPE,GYNAE,GYRAL,HALER,HANAP,HAPLY,HARPY,HAYER,HAYLE,HEAPY,HENRY,HEPAR,HYENA,HYLEG,HYPER,LAGAN,LAGER,LAHAR,LARGE,LAYER,LEANY,LEARN,LEARY,LEPRA,NAHAL,NERAL,NYALA,PAEAN,PAGAN,PAGER,PAGLE,PALAY,PALEA,PALER,PANEL,PANGA,PARAE,PAREN,PARGE,PARLE,PARLY,PAYER,PEARL,PENAL,PHAGE,PHANG,PHARE,PHYLA,PHYLE,PLAGE,PLANE,PLAYA,PLENA,PLYER,PRANA,PRANG,PYGAL,PYRAL,PYRAN,RALPH,RANGA,RANGE,RANGY,RAPHE,RAYAH,RAYLE,RAYNE,REGAL,REGNA,RELAY,RENAL,RENAY,RENGA,REPAY,REPLA,REPLY,RHYNE,YAGER,YEARN,YRNEH,

4-letter words (144 found)

AERY,AGAR,AGEN,AGER,AGHA,AGLY,ALAE,ALAN,ALAP,ALAR,ALAY,ALGA,ANAL,ANGA,APAY,APER,AREA,AREG,ARGH,ARLE,ARNA,ARPA,ARYL,AYAH,AYRE,EARL,EARN,EGAL,ELAN,EPHA,EYRA,GAEN,GALA,GALE,GANE,GAPE,GAPY,GARE,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GLEN,GLEY,GNAR,GRAN,GRAY,GREN,GREY,GYAL,GYAN,GYRE,HAAR,HAEN,HALE,HANG,HARE,HARL,HARN,HARP,HEAL,HEAP,HEAR,HELP,HERL,HERN,HERY,HYEN,HYLA,HYLE,HYPE,LAER,LANA,LANE,LANG,LARE,LARN,LEAN,LEAP,LEAR,LEHR,LENG,LERP,LYNE,LYRA,LYRE,NAGA,NALA,NAPA,NAPE,NARE,NARY,NEAL,NEAP,NEAR,NYAH,PAAL,PAAN,PAGE,PALE,PALY,PANE,PANG,PARA,PARE,PEAG,PEAL,PEAN,PEAR,PEGH,PELA,PERN,PLAN,PLAY,PLEA,PRAY,PREY,PYNE,PYRE,RAGA,RAGE,RALE,RANA,RANG,RAPE,RAYA,REAL,REAN,REAP,RELY,RENY,RHEA,RYAL,RYPE,YAAR,YAGE,YALE,YANG,YARE,YARN,YEAH,YEAN,YEAR,YELP,

3-letter words (99 found)

AAH,AAL,AGA,AGE,AHA,ALA,ALE,ALP,ANA,ANE,ANY,APE,ARE,ARY,AYE,EAN,EAR,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAP,GAR,GAY,GEL,GEN,GER,GEY,GYP,HAE,HAG,HAN,HAP,HAY,HEN,HEP,HER,HEY,HYE,HYP,LAG,LAH,LAP,LAR,LAY,LEA,LEG,LEP,LEY,LYE,NAE,NAG,NAH,NAP,NAY,NEG,NEP,NYE,PAH,PAL,PAN,PAR,PAY,PEA,PEG,PEH,PEL,PEN,PER,PLY,PRE,PRY,PYA,PYE,RAG,RAH,RAN,RAP,RAY,REG,REH,REN,REP,RHY,RYA,RYE,YAE,YAG,YAH,YAP,YAR,YEA,YEH,YEN,YEP,YER,

2-letter words (24 found)

AA,AE,AG,AH,AL,AN,AR,AY,EA,EH,EL,EN,ER,HA,HE,LA,NA,NE,NY,PA,PE,RE,YA,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 460 words from pharyngeal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pharyngeal

pharyngeal

Alternative forms

  • pharyngal

Etymology

From Late Latin pharyngeus +‎ -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/, /ˌfa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əl/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /ˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/, /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnd͡ʒiəl, -ɪnʒiəl, -iːəl, -ɪnd͡ʒəl

Adjective

pharyngeal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
  2. (phonetics) Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → New Latin: pharyngeālis

Translations

Noun

pharyngeal (plural pharyngeals)

  1. (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..

References

  • “pharyngeal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “pharyngeal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Source: wiktionary.org