The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LISP which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2006.
Speech defect crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LISP | 83 % | 4 |
| STUTTER | 8 % | 7 |
| STAMMER | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Speech defect
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- speech disorder
- speech pattern
- speech sound
- birth defect
- dysphasia
- visible speech
- speech therapy
- spoken language
- defectiveness
- dyslexia
- dyslexic
- dysarthric
Crossword Answer definitions
LISP noun- The habit or an act of lisping.
- To pronounce the consonant ‘s’ imperfectly; to give ‘s’ and ‘z’ the sounds of ‘th’ (/θ/). This is a speech impediment common among children.
- To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, such as a child learning to talk.
- To speak hesitatingly and with a low voice, as if afraid.
- To express by the use of simple, childlike language.
- To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or confidentially.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LISP
- Speech mannerism
- Thpeak like thith
- Speak like Sylvester
- Talk like Sylvester
- "Thpeak like thith"
- Suffer from sigmatism
- Speech problem
- Have a problem with one's sister, say?
- Speech therapist's project
- Speech defect
More clues leading to the result STUTTER
- Job for a speech coach
- Claudius's problem
- Speaker's concern
- King's problem in "The King's Speech"
- __ step: deceptive hoops tactic
- Speaker's slip
- Hesitate, in a way
- Speech defect.
- Speak in a certain way.
- Falter in speaking.