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Is plosive a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word plosive is a Scrabble US word. The word plosive is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is plosive a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word plosive is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3L1O1S1I1V4E1

Is plosive a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word plosive is a Words With Friends word. The word plosive is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

PLOSIVE,

6-letter words (8 found)

LOVIES,OLIVES,PELVIS,PILOSE,POLEIS,POLIES,SOLIVE,VOILES,

5-letter words (35 found)

ELOPS,EVILS,LEVIS,LIPES,LIPOS,LIVES,LOIPE,LOPES,LOVES,LOVIE,OLIVE,OLPES,OVELS,PILES,PLIES,POISE,POLES,POLIS,SLIPE,SLIVE,SLOPE,SLOVE,SOLEI,SOLVE,SPEIL,SPIEL,SPILE,SPOIL,VEILS,VIOLS,VLEIS,VLIES,VOILE,VOIPS,VOLES,

4-letter words (56 found)

EPOS,EVIL,EVOS,ISLE,LEIS,LEPS,LEVO,LEVS,LIES,LIPE,LIPO,LIPS,LISP,LIVE,LOPE,LOPS,LOSE,LOVE,OILS,OLES,OLPE,OPES,OVEL,PELS,PESO,PIES,PILE,PISE,PISO,PLIE,POIS,POLE,POLS,POSE,SEIL,SILE,SILO,SIPE,SLIP,SLOE,SLOP,SOIL,SOLE,SOLI,SPIE,SPIV,VEIL,VIES,VILE,VIOL,VISE,VLEI,VOES,VOIP,VOLE,VOLS,

3-letter words (39 found)

ELS,EVO,IOS,ISO,LEI,LEP,LES,LEV,LIE,LIP,LIS,LOP,LOS,OES,OIL,OIS,OLE,OPE,OPS,OSE,PEL,PES,PIE,PIS,POI,POL,POS,PSI,SEI,SEL,SEV,SIP,SOL,SOP,SOV,VIE,VIS,VOE,VOL,

2-letter words (15 found)

EL,ES,IO,IS,LI,LO,OE,OI,OP,OS,PE,PI,PO,SI,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 155 words from plosive according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of plosive

plosive

Etymology

Clipping of explosive.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpləʊsɪv/, /ˈpləʊzɪv/
  • (US) enPR: plō'sĭv, plō'zĭv, IPA(key): /ˈploʊsɪv/, /ˈploʊzɪv/
  • Rhymes: -əʊsɪv

Noun

plosive (plural plosives)

  1. (phonetics) Sound produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.
    Synonyms: stop, occlusive
    Hypernyms: consonant, obstruent

Derived terms

  • applosive

Related terms

  • plosion

Translations

Adjective

plosive (comparative more plosive or plosiver, superlative most plosive or plosivest)

  1. (phonetics) Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

Derived terms

  • plosively
  • plosiveness

Translations

French

Noun

plosive f (plural plosives)

  1. plosive

Adjective

plosive

  1. feminine singular of plosif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

plosive

  1. inflection of plosiv:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Source: wiktionary.org