The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word LABIAL , but the solution may also be PALATAL which is one of the most recent solution (2003 in LA Times).
Type of consonant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LABIAL | 33 % | 6 |
| PALATAL | 33 % | 7 |
| LENE | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Type of consonant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bilabial
- labiodental
- dental
- alveolar
- postalveolar
- retroflex
- palatal
- velar
- dorsal
- interdental
- coronal
- labial
Crossword Answer definitions
LABIAL noun- A consonant articulated by the lips.
- An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
- Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
- Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
- Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
- Furnished with lips.
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 LABIAL
More clues leading to the result PALATAL
- Kind of consonant
- Kind of vowel
- Relating to the roof of the mouth
- Spoken with the tongue near the roof of the mouth
- Type of consonant
- Like some consonants, as the nasal "n"
- Like tongue-against-roof-of-the-mouth consonants
- Like some consonants
- Certain consonant
- Pronounced in a certain way.