Word "SCHWA" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
Synonyms:
shwa

Crossword Clues for SCHWA

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Clue Source Date
The (middle) sound of "silence" New York Times 17 Aug 2025
Unstressed vowel sound Commuter 08 Aug 2025
Unstressed vowel sound such as the a of around, represented in the International Phonetic Alphabet by a rotated lowercase letter e (5)
Unstressed vowel Thomas Joseph 07 May 2025
School with a dull sound
Unstressed vowel at the end of "panda"
One of two in "Anora"
Pronunciation symbol for an unstressed "uh"
Neutral vowel The Times Sunday Concise 12 Jan 2025
Unstressed vowel Thomas Joseph 07 Jan 2025
Unstressed central vowel
A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables (5)
Sound heard twice in "Alaska"
In phonetics, an unstressed vowel sound
Uh, it's a vowel sound
School was concealing singular vague sound The Times Cryptic 24 Aug 2024
Unstressed vowel sound (5) The Guardian Speedy 09 Jun 2024
Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e" New York Times Mini 16 May 2024
Central vowel sound The Guardian Quick 15 Apr 2024
Central vowel sound (5)
Unstressed vowel sound Universal 08 Apr 2024
Either end of America? New York Times 17 Mar 2024
Phonetic symbol LA Times Daily 04 Feb 2024
A weak vowel sound in some syllables that is not stressed
A weak vowel sound in some syllables that is not stressed (5)
The "lazy" vowel; or, the symbol E used to represent its "uh" sound (5)
Either vowel in "humdrum"
Pronunciation symbol The Times Concise 29 Oct 2023
Start or end for Alexa? New York Times 13 Sep 2023
Most common vowel sound in English New York Times 10 Aug 2023
Sound like a faulty chainsaw, cutting out first in ... The Guardian Cryptic 07 Mar 2023
Sound represented by an upside-down 'e' New York Times 13 Feb 2023
Either end of 'agenda' Newsday 12 Feb 2023
Beginning or end for Alexa? New York Times 08 Dec 2022
It begins "again" New York Times 10 Mar 2022
Either end of amoeba? Wall Street Journal 29 Jan 2022
Kitsch outfit dismissed with a sound
Kitsch outfit dismissed with a sound The Guardian Cryptic 25 Jan 2022
Dumb sound? LA Times Daily 12 Nov 2021
Orchestra’s final sound? Wall Street Journal 21 Aug 2021
Neutral vowel symbol The Washington Post 15 Aug 2021
Neutral vowel symbol LA Times Daily 15 Aug 2021
Right-of-centre putsch against Washington — sound of America's extremists?
Middle syllable of “syllable,” e.g Wall Street Journal 23 Jun 2021
Phonetician's ''uh'' Newsday 21 May 2021
Sound that starts "around" LA Times Daily 19 May 2021
Sound that starts 'around' The Washington Post 19 May 2021
Unstressed vowel Universal 21 Apr 2021
Common sound coming from some Bosch washers
Helping of kirschwasser? It ends with one
Unstressed vowel sound LA Times Daily 20 Dec 2020
Unstressed vowel sound The Washington Post 20 Dec 2020
Unstressed syllable in school was cut
. School with American vowel sound?
Indistinct sound was cut short after request for silence around clubs
The "u" sound in "census" LA Times Daily 09 Sep 2020
The 'u' sound in 'census' The Washington Post 09 Sep 2020
Sound unstressed after chief visiting was abused
Stress-free character seemingly calm, having walked away initially
Sound heard twice in “Aruba” Wall Street Journal 09 May 2020
Unstressed syllable in school was cut
WC has to be fixed and sound
"America" begins and ends with this
'America' begins and ends with this New York Times 11 Dec 2019
First or last ultra sound? Wall Street Journal 05 Dec 2019
Either side of Aruba, for instance? Jonesin 08 Oct 2019
'Uh' sound elicited by kitsch wardrobe
‘Uh' sound elicited by kitsch wardrobe
Neutral vowel sound represented by the letter Y in Welsh The Times Specialist Sunday 30 Jun 2019
Indistinct sound from school was curtailed
"Uh" sound
Unstressed vowel Thomas Joseph 31 Oct 2018
Pronunciation symbol LA Times Daily 20 Sep 2018
Pronunciation symbol The Washington Post 20 Sep 2018
Sound made twice in 'Alaska' Wall Street Journal 08 Aug 2018
The 'a' sound in 'above' The Washington Post 16 Jul 2018
The "a" sound in "above" LA Times Daily 16 Jul 2018
Vowel with an 'uh' sound USA Today 05 Jul 2018
"A" as in "autumn" Universal 22 Apr 2018
Neutral middle vowel Universal 07 Apr 2018
Inverted "e" USA Today 05 Jan 2018
Neutral middle vowel
Inverted "e"
Vowel with an "uh" sound
Sound made twice in "Alaska"
The "a" sound in "above"
Pronunciation symbol
"A" as in "autumn"
Small drink's drunk with unobtrusive sound
Indistinct sound check in South Australian state
Unstressed vowel sound Universal 07 May 2017
''Uh'' sound Newsday 09 Apr 2017
Stress-free vowel Universal 03 Apr 2017
Indicator of a neutral vowel sound Universal 11 Mar 2017
Vowel that's not stressed Universal 01 Feb 2017
Unstressed vowel The Washington Post 15 Jan 2017
Unstressed vowel sound
Unstressed vowel
Stress-free vowel
Sound represented by an upside-down "e" USA Today 19 Sep 2016
The "a" sound in "about" or "around" LA Times Daily 05 Sep 2016
What ''agenda'' starts with Newsday 05 Aug 2016
Unstressed vowel Eugene Sheffer 03 Jun 2016
Inverted "e" phonetic symbol Universal 25 May 2016
Soft vowel sound The Washington Post 19 May 2016
Cyrillic letter in possession of Schwarzenegger
Unstressed vowel Newsday 03 Mar 2016
School with a sound in 9?
One of two heard in America The Chronicle of Higher Education 15 Jan 2016
Inverted "e" phonetic symbol
One of two heard in America
Sound represented by an upside-down "e"
The "a" sound in "about" or "around"
Upside-down "e" Universal 20 Nov 2015
Pronunciation symbol Universal 07 Jul 2015
One's at either end of Alaska USA Today 08 May 2015
The "e" sound in "tandem" LA Times Daily 13 Mar 2015
Inverted "e" Universal 26 Jan 2015
Soft vowel sound USA Today 02 Jan 2015
Inverted "e"
Upside-down "e"
One's at either end of Alaska
Symbol in pronunciation guides
Pronunciation symbol
The "e" sound in "tandem"
The "u" sound in "census"
Soft vowel sound
Inverted e
Beginning or end of "Athena"
Neutral vowel sound
Neutral vowel sound
Unstressed vowel sound
Unstressed vowel sound
Neutral middle vowel
Unstressed vowel sound
It's not a sign of stress
Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e"
Neutral vowel sound indicator
"Uh," phonetically
The "a" sound in "afire"
The "u" sound in "circus"
Pronunciation symbol
Sound in the middle of Italy?
The "a" sound in "afire"
The "u" sound in "circus"
Agenda's beginning or end
Vowel sound at either end of "America"
Either the first or last vowel sound in "Alaska"
Stress-free character?
The "e" sound in "the," e.g.
Upside-down lowercase "e"
Unstressed vowel New York Times 13 Dec 2011
Unstressed vowel
End of an era?
Unstressed vowel symbol
Sound symbolized by an inverted e
First syllable in 2-Down, e.g.
Neutral vowel
Upside-down "e"
Upside-down "e"
Neutral vowel
Unspecific vowel sound
"The" vowel
Vowel sound
Dictionary's upside-down "e"
The "e" sound in "they," e.g.
Inverted "e"
Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e"
Vowel sound
Stress-free sound symbol
One's at either end of "America"
Dull sound
Upside down, lower case "e"
Vowel sound represented by an upside-down "e"
One of two in Canada?
Pronunciation symbol
The "a" sound in "about"
Unstressed vowel sound
It makes you say "Uh"
Phonetic symbol
The "a" sound in "about"
Neutral vowel sound
Neutral vowel sound
Vowel sound at either end of "America"
Phonetic symbol
Unstressed vowel
Neutral vowel sound indicator
Pronunciation symbol
Neutral vowel sound indicator
Unstressed vowel
Inverted "e"
Sound in the middle of Italy
Unstressed vowel sound
Neutral vowel sound
Vowel sound
The "e" sound in "the"
Sound represented by an upside-down "e"
Phonetic symbol
The "e" sound in "the"
Neutral vowel sound indicator
Phonetic symbol
One is at either end of Alaska
It's generally not stressed
Inverted "e"
Pronunciation indicator
Inverted "e"
Inverted "e"
Upside down lower case "e"
It's not a sign of stress
It's stress-free
"Long Island" sound
Pronunciation symbol
One of America's two
The "e" sound in "system," e.g.
The "e" sound in "system," e.g.
Soft vowel sound
Sound of a
Unstressed vowel
Inverted "e"
Upside-down "e"
Weak vowel
U's sound in "circus"
One of two in "Alabama"
WC has broken? Sound not stressed
A sound
You'll find one at either end of Alaska
Neutral vowel sound
Either end of Alaska
Vowel sound
Pronunciation symbol
Unstressed midcentral vowel
Unaccented vowel
Phonetician's symbol
Indistinct vowel sound
Unstressed vowel.
"A" as in "about"
Vowel sound.
Phonetic symbol (inverted "e").
Upside down e
Phonetic symbol.
Unstressed central vowel sound.
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