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ASPIRATES

9 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

ASPIRATES is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

ASPIRATES root ASPIRATE-s

noun
  1. The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
  2. A sound produced by such a puff of air.
  3. A mark of aspiration (ʽ) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
  4. A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn via aspiration (usually through a hollow needle) from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
verb
  1. transitiveTo remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
  2. transitiveTo inhale something other than air into one's lungs.
  3. intransitiveTo suffocate, having inhaled something other than air.
    • The autopsy found that the casualty had aspirated in her sleep.
  4. ambitransitiveTo produce an audible puff of breath, especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
adjective
  1. Synonym of aspirated.