HOMOPHONOUS
Scrabble letter values: H4O1M3O1P3H4O1N1O1U1S1 = 21
Definition
- adjective characteristic of the phenomenon of words of different origins that are pronounced the same way.
Examples
- “`horse' and `hoarse' are homophonous words”
- “"Cot" and "caught" are homophonous in some American accents, as are "there" and "they're".”