Words · Rare
palatalised
11 letters · 8 distinct letters
- 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’)
Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- A British spelling, from the English Speller Database’s British word list.
- How common it is
- Too rare to measure in everyday writing.
- In the spelling bee
- Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.