VELAR — 5 letter word
velar
The word velar has 5 letters: V, E, L, A, R. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Velar has 2 anagrams: laver, ravel. As a adjective, it means "produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')".
5 letter word "velar": V E L A R — adjective
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends: 10
Letter Analysis of velar
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of velar
adjective
- produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as `k' in `cat' and `g' in `gun' and `ng' in `sing')
- of or relating to the velum
noun
- a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate