received pronunciation
NOUN
22 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
received pronunciation is a valid 22-letter word worth 31 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3E1I1V4E1D2P3R1O1N1U1N1C3I1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =31 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 62TRIPLE WORD → 93
MEANING
What does received pronunciation mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting.
BROADER