Definition of phone

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • phone is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • phone is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • phone is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of phone


  • (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sound
    2. speech sound
  • electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds (noun)

    Examples

    1. I talked to him on the telephone

    Synonyms

    1. telephone
    2. telephone set
  • electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was not the typing but the earphones that she disliked

    Synonyms

    1. earphone
    2. earpiece
    3. headphone
  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. call
    2. call up
    3. ring
    4. telephone

See definition of phone in Merriam Webster