phonetics

1. The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.

2. The system of sounds of a particular language.

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1. The system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages.

2. The study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance.

3. The practical application of this science to language study.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
phonetics	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
en	2
es	2
et	2
he	5
hi	5
ho	5
in	2
is	2
it	2
ne	2
no	2
oe	2
oh	5
oi	2
on	2
op	4
os	2
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
sh	5
si	2
so	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cep	7
chi	8
cis	5
con	5
cop	7
cos	5
cot	5
eco	5
ens	3
eon	3
est	3
eth	6
hen	6
hep	8
hes	6
het	6
hic	8
hie	6
hin	6
hip	8
his	6
hit	6
hoe	6
hon	6
hop	8
hot	6
ice	5
ich	8
ins	3
ion	3
its	3
net	3
nip	5
nit	3
noh	6
nos	3
not	3
nth	6
och	8
oes	3
ohs	6
one	3
ons	3
ope	5
ops	5
opt	5
ose	3
pec	7
peh	8
pen	5
pes	5
pet	5
phi	8
pho	8
pht	8
pic	7
pie	5
pin	5
pis	5
pit	5
poh	8
poi	5
pos	5
pot	5
psi	5
pst	5
sec	5
sei	3
sen	3
set	3
she	6
sho	6
sic	5
sin	3
sip	5
sit	3
soc	5
soh	6
son	3
sop	5
sot	3
tec	5
ten	3
tes	3
the	6
tho	6
tic	5
tie	3
tin	3
tip	5
tis	3
toe	3
ton	3
top	5

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cent	6
ceps	8
chin	9
chip	11
chis	9
chit	9
chon	9
chop	11
cine	6
cion	6
cist	6
cite	6
coin	6
cone	6
coni	6
cons	6
cope	8
cops	8
cosh	9
cost	6
cote	6
cots	6
echo	9
echt	9
ecos	6
eons	4
epic	8
epos	6
etch	9
eths	7
etic	6
hens	7
hent	7
heps	9
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hins	7
hint	7
hips	9
hisn	7
hist	7
hits	7
hoes	7
hone	7
hons	7
hope	9
hops	9
hose	7
host	7
hots	7
ices	6
ichs	9
icon	6
inch	9
into	4
ions	4
itch	9
nest	4
nets	4
nice	6
nips	6
nite	4
nits	4
noes	4
nope	6
nose	4
nosh	7
note	4
oche	9
once	6
ones	4
open	6
opes	6
opts	6
otic	6
pech	11
pecs	8
pehs	9
pein	6
pens	6
pent	6
peon	6
peso	6
pest	6
pets	6
phis	9
phon	9
phos	9
phot	9
pice	8
pics	8
pies	6
pine	6
pins	6
pint	6
pion	6
pish	9
piso	6
pith	9
pits	6
poet	6
pois	6
pone	6
pons	6
pose	6
posh	9
post	6
pots	6
scop	8
scot	6
sect	6
sent	4
sept	6
shen	7
shin	7
ship	9
shoe	7
shop	9
shot	7
sice	6
sine	4
sinh	7
sipe	6
site	4
sith	7
snip	6
snit	4
snot	4
sone	4
soph	9
soth	7
spec	8
spin	6
spit	6
spot	6
step	6
stop	6
tech	9
tecs	6
tein	4
tens	4
then	7
thin	7
thio	7
this	7
tics	6
ties	4
tine	4
tins	4
tips	6
toes	4
tone	4
tons	4
tope	6
toph	9
topi	6
tops	6
tosh	7
pheo	9

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cento	7
cents	7
cesti	7
chest	10
chine	10
chino	10
chins	10
chips	12
chits	10
chops	12
chose	10
cines	7
cions	7
cites	7
coins	7
cones	7
conte	7
copen	9
copes	9
copse	9
coset	7
cosie	7
cotes	7
echos	10
eosin	5
epics	9
epoch	12
escot	7
estop	7
ethic	10
ethos	8
etics	7
heist	8
hents	8
hints	8
hoise	8
hoist	8
hones	8
hopes	10
hosen	8
icons	7
inept	7
inset	5
neist	5
netop	7
niche	10
nites	5
noise	5
notch	10
notes	5
oches	10
oncet	7
onset	5
ontic	7
opens	7
opine	7
opsin	7
optic	9
pechs	12
peins	7
penis	7
peons	7
pesto	7
phone	10
phons	10
phots	10
picot	9
pinch	12
pines	7
pinot	7
pinto	7
pints	7
pions	7
pisco	9
piste	7
pitch	12
piths	10
piton	7
poets	7
point	7
poise	7
ponce	9
pones	7
posit	7
scent	7
scion	7
scone	7
scope	9
senti	5
sepic	9
seton	5
shent	8
shine	8
shone	8
shote	8
since	7
snipe	7
sonic	7
spent	7
spice	9
spine	7
spite	7
stein	5
steno	5
stich	10
stipe	7
stoic	7
stone	5
stope	7
techs	10
teins	5
tench	10
thein	8
thens	8
thesp	10
thine	8
thins	8
those	8
tines	5
tones	5
tonic	7
topes	7
tophe	10
tophi	10
tophs	10
topic	9
topis	7
inspo	7
pheos	10
sitch	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
centos	8
cestoi	8
chines	11
chinos	11
chinse	11
chints	11
chiton	11
chopin	13
chosen	11
conies	8
contes	8
copens	10
copies	10
cosine	8
epochs	13
ethics	11
ethion	9
ethnic	11
ethnos	9
honest	9
icones	8
incept	10
incest	8
inches	11
insect	8
instep	8
itches	11
netops	8
nicest	8
niches	11
noetic	8
notice	8
ophite	11
opines	8
optics	10
oscine	8
pectin	10
phones	11
phonic	13
photic	13
picots	10
pinots	8
pintos	8
piston	8
pithos	11
pitons	8
poetic	10
pointe	8
points	8
ponces	10
ponies	8
pontes	8
postie	8
postin	8
potsie	8
septic	10
siphon	11
snitch	11
sopite	8
spinet	8
spinto	8
stench	11
techno	11
theins	9
tocsin	8
tonics	8
tonish	9
tophes	11
topics	10

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chipset	14
chitons	12
chopine	14
chopins	14
entopic	11
ethions	10
ethnics	12
histone	10
hospice	14
incepts	11
inspect	11
nepotic	11
notches	12
notices	9
ophites	12
pectins	11
phocine	14
phonics	14
phonies	12
photics	14
pinches	14
pintoes	9
pitches	14
poetics	11
pointes	9
potiche	14
pschent	14
section	9
sphenic	14
sthenic	12
technos	12
cohesin	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chopines	15
phonetic	15
phoniest	13
postiche	15
potiches	15

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
phonetics	16