Definition of allomorph

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • allomorph is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • allomorph is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • allomorph is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 19

Definition of allomorph


  • any of several different crystalline forms of the same chemical compound (noun)

    Examples

    1. calcium carbonate occurs in the allomorphs calcite and aragonite
  • a variant phonological representation of a morpheme (noun)

    Examples

    1. the final sounds of `bets' and `beds' and `horses' and `oxen' are allomorphs of the English plural morpheme

See definition of allomorph in Merriam Webster