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BETACISMS
◐ IN SOME DICTIONARIES
TWL06 ✗
SOWPODS ✓
ENABLE1 ✗
Classic
11
pts
Big
11
pts
Super Big
18
pts
BETACISMS is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in SOWPODS but not TWL06 and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.
BETACISMS root BETACISM-s
Word family
noun
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uncountableusuallyA sound change in which [b] (the voiced bilabial plosive) shifts to [v] (the voiced labiodental fricative).
- Betacism is a fairly common phenomenon: it has taken place in Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, and some Portuguese dialects, among others.
- uncountableusuallyA speech disorder involving excessive use of the [b] sound, or conversion of other sounds into it.