Phonetic

/fəˈnɛtɪk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:17 pts8 letters

Definition of Phonetic

noun

In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

adjective

Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

Anagrams of Phonetic

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "phonetic":

7-LETTER WORDS

chopine entopic nepotic phocine potiche

6-LETTER WORDS

chiton chopin ethion ethnic incept noetic notice ophite pectin phonic photic poetic pointe techno

5-LETTER WORDS

cento chine chino conte copen epoch ethic inept netop niche notch oncet ontic opine optic+16 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "phonetic" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PH...Words starting with "ph"...ICWords ending with "ic"All 8-letter words Unscramble "phonetic"

Rhyming Words

abiogenic abiotic aboulic absolutistic abulic academic acatalectic acentric acephalic acerbic acetic acetonic acetylenic acetylic achlorhydric+5 more

Related Words

pabulums pachadom pachalic pachinko pachisis pachouli pachucos pacified pacifier pacifies pacifism pacifist packable packaged packager