Dentals
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of dental: consonant sounds produced with the tongue touching the upper teeth, as in English T and D.
“The linguist explained that the consonants T and D are dentals in English phonetics.”
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Wordle
Contains D, N, T, L, S, DENTAL is a familiar root, the -ALS ending opens cross-play options
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Worth 8 points, DENTAL takes an S cleanly, useful for clearing a DT combination from your rack
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