STRIDENT — 8 letter word
strident
The word strident has 8 letters: S, T, R, I, D, E, N, T. It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Strident has 1 anagram: tridents. As a adjective, it means "unpleasantly loud and harsh".
8 letter word "strident": S T R I D E N T — adjective
Scrabble score: 9 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of strident
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 6 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of strident
adjective
- unpleasantly loud and harsh Synonyms: raucous
- being sharply insistent on being heard "strident demands" Synonyms: shrill
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') Synonyms: fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant
- conspicuously and offensively loud Synonyms: clamant, blatant, clamorous