Lisp
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A speech impediment in which the sounds "s" and "z" are mispronounced as the "th" sounds.
“As a child he had a slight lisp, but speech therapy helped him articulate sibilant consonants clearly.”
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Wordle
L-I-S-P, ends in P, which eliminates many common word endings, the SP cluster at the end is distinctive
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Worth 6 points, P contributes 3 points, hooks to LISPS, a reliable medium-value four-letter word
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