syllabary
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/ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/
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/ˈsɪləb(ə)ɹi/ · /ˈsɪləˌbɛɹi/
Definition of syllabary
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.
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noun
- A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.
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A writing system where each character represents a complete syllable.
“It shouldn't be hard to come up with a musical syllabary in which pitches code for vowels and timbres code for consonants.”
“Bamum is a syllabary developed between 1896 and 1910, used for writing the Bamum language in western Cameroon.”
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Etymology
From New Latin syllabārium, from syllaba.
Words you can make from syllabary
101 playable · top: BASALLY (12 pts)
Best play basally 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
4 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
31 words- YAYS 10 pts
- ABLY 9 pts
- ABYS 9 pts
- BAYS 9 pts
- BRAY 9 pts
- BYRL 9 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- ARYL 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- RAYA 7 pts
- RAYS 7 pts
- RYAS 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- ABAS 6 pts
- ALBA 6 pts
- ALBS 6 pts
- ARBS 6 pts
- BAAL 6 pts
- BAAS 6 pts
- BALL 6 pts
- BALS 6 pts
- BARS 6 pts
- BRAS 6 pts
- LABS 6 pts
- SLAB 6 pts
- AALS 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ALAS 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- LARS 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- YAY 9 pts
- ABY 8 pts
- BAY 8 pts
- BYS 8 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- RAY 6 pts
- RYA 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- YAR 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- ABA 5 pts
- ABS 5 pts
- ALB 5 pts
- ARB 5 pts
- BAA 5 pts
- BAL 5 pts
- BAR 5 pts
- BAS 5 pts
- BRA 5 pts
- LAB 5 pts
- SAB 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AAS 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
2-letter words
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