PALATAL

“PALATAL” is a valid word.

9 Scrabble points

12 Words with Friends

7 letters

Definition

a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')

relating to or lying near the palate
produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin')

talla garment size for a tall person
palla sudden numbing dread
talathe basic unit of money in Western Samoa
plata map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.)
tapathe thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
atap

allquantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
pala close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
patthe sound made by a gentle blow
tapthe sound made by a gentle blow
lapthe upper side of the thighs of a seated person
apt(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
alaa flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism
lata broad flat muscle on either side of the back
altangular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
alpany high mountain
aal

ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
laa white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
ala silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
paan informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
aaa dry form of lava resembling clinkers