semivowel
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
Definition of semivowel
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
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noun
- A sound in speech which has some qualities of a consonant and some qualities of a vowel.
- A letter which represents a semivowel sound, such as w or y in English.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From semi- + vowel.
Words you can make from semivowel
198 playable · top: WEEVILS (13 pts)
Best play weevils 13 points6-letter words
11 words5-letter words
40 words- SWIVE 11 pts
- VIEWS 11 pts
- VOWEL 11 pts
- WIVES 11 pts
- MEOWS 10 pts
- MEWLS 10 pts
- MOVES 10 pts
- MOVIE 10 pts
- ELVES 8 pts
- EVILS 8 pts
- LEVIS 8 pts
- LEWIS 8 pts
- LIEVE 8 pts
- LIVES 8 pts
- LOVES 8 pts
- LOWES 8 pts
- LOWSE 8 pts
- LWEIS 8 pts
- OLIVE 8 pts
- OWIES 8 pts
- SIEVE 8 pts
- SOLVE 8 pts
- SWILE 8 pts
- SWOLE 8 pts
- VEILS 8 pts
- VIOLS 8 pts
- VLEIS 8 pts
- VOILE 8 pts
- VOLES 8 pts
- WILES 8 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMOS 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MILOS 7 pts
- MOILS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
4-letter words
76 words- VIEW 10 pts
- VOWS 10 pts
- WIVE 10 pts
- WOVE 10 pts
- MEOW 9 pts
- MEWL 9 pts
- MEWS 9 pts
- MOVE 9 pts
- MOWS 9 pts
- SMEW 9 pts
- SWIM 9 pts
- VIMS 9 pts
- EVES 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- EWES 7 pts
- LEVO 7 pts
- LEVS 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- LOVE 7 pts
- LOWE 7 pts
- LOWS 7 pts
- LWEI 7 pts
- OWES 7 pts
- OWIE 7 pts
- OWLS 7 pts
- OWSE 7 pts
- SLEW 7 pts
- SLOW 7 pts
- VEES 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VIES 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VIOL 7 pts
- VISE 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- VOES 7 pts
- VOLE 7 pts
- WEEL 7 pts
- WEES 7 pts
- WILE 7 pts
- WISE 7 pts
- WOES 7 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILO 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MOIL 6 pts
- MOLE 6 pts
- MOLS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SLIM 6 pts
- SOME 6 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LOSE 4 pts
- OILS 4 pts
- OLES 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SILO 4 pts
- SLOE 4 pts
- SOIL 4 pts
- SOLE 4 pts
- SOLI 4 pts
3-letter words
51 words- VOW 9 pts
- MEW 8 pts
- MOW 8 pts
- VIM 8 pts
- EEW 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- EWE 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- LOW 6 pts
- OWE 6 pts
- OWL 6 pts
- SEV 6 pts
- SEW 6 pts
- SOW 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIS 6 pts
- VOE 6 pts
- WEE 6 pts
- WIS 6 pts
- WOE 6 pts
- WOS 6 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMO 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- MOI 5 pts
- MOL 5 pts
- MOS 5 pts
- OMS 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- SOM 5 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OIL 3 pts
- OLE 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SOL 3 pts
2-letter words
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