phonics
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈfɒnɪks/
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/ˈfɒnɪks/ · /ˈfəʊnɪks/ · /ˈfɑnɪks/ · /ˈfoʊnɪks/
Definition of phonics
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
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noun
- (uncountable)The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
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(uncountable)A method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling.
“Phonics has gone in and out of style for decades, and the current conflict over how to teach reading is only the latest in a tug-of-war that dates to the 19th century.”
- (uncountable)Phonetics.
- (uncountable)Acoustics.
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Etymology
From phon- + -ics.
Words you can make from phonics
117 playable · top: CHOPINS (14 pts)
Best play chopins 14 points6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
16 words4-letter words
42 words- CHIP 11 pts
- CHOP 11 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- CHIS 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- COSH 9 pts
- HIPS 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- ICHS 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- PHIS 9 pts
- PHON 9 pts
- PHOS 9 pts
- PISH 9 pts
- POSH 9 pts
- SHIP 9 pts
- SHOP 9 pts
- SOPH 9 pts
- COPI 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- PICS 8 pts
- SCOP 8 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HONS 7 pts
- NOSH 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- CION 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- NIPS 6 pts
- PINS 6 pts
- PION 6 pts
- PISO 6 pts
- POIS 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- SNIP 6 pts
- SPIN 6 pts
- IONS 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- HIP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- PHI 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- COP 7 pts
- PIC 7 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- NIP 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PIN 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- POI 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- INS 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 front
A single letter you can add to phonics to make another valid word.
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