ASPIRATE — 8 letter word
aspirate
The word aspirate has 8 letters: A, S, P, I, R, A, T, E. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Aspirate has 2 anagrams: septaria, parasite. As a noun, it means "a consonant pronounced with aspiration".
8 letter word "aspirate": A S P I R A T E — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends: 11
Letter Analysis of aspirate
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of aspirate
noun
- a consonant pronounced with aspiration
verb
- to suck in air "A lot of Indian languages require you to aspirate some of your phonetics."
- to pronounce with aspiration "They were always very careful to aspirate their aitches."
- to remove as if by suction "You have to aspirate the wound." Synonyms: draw out, suck out