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palatal
7 letters · 4 distinct letters
- adjective
relating to or lying near the palate
palatal index
- 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’)
- noun
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word ‘yeast’)
Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 4 million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Daily answer A standard word with a definition we can show, so it can be a daily answer.