Rhotic
/ˈɹəʊtɪk/
adjective
- (of an English accent) That allows the phoneme /ɹ/ even when not followed by a vowel, as in bar (/bɑːɹ/) and bard or barred (/bɑːɹd/); (of an English speaker) who speaks with such an accent.
"Rhotic speech is common in Ireland, Scotland, much of the United States, Canada, West Country England, and many parts of the north and west of England."
- (of a phoneme) Having a sound quality associated with the letter R; having the sound of any of certain IPA symbols, including /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ɚ/, /ɝ/ and /r/.
"In the IPA, a rhotic vowel (aka R-coloured vowel, retroflex vowel, vocalic r or rhotacised vowel) is indicated by the affixing of a hook diacritic ( ˞ ) to the right of the regular symbol for the vowel. The rhotic consonants are /r/, /ɾ/, /ɹ/, /ɻ/, /ʀ/, /ʁ/, /ɽ/ and /ɺ/."
ANTONYMS
Total: 11 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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About the Word "Rhotic"
Rhotic is a 6-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "rhotic" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Rhotic" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "rhotic" is a medium-scoring word.