Words · Rare
palatalized
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
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Not playable It uses more than seven different letters, so it can’t fit in a hive.