Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Say somethin', say (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ELIDE
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Notes
The answer ELIDE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Apocopate
Curtail
Omit
Skip
Slur
Suppress
Cut off
Ignore, in a way
Leave out
Omit in pronunciation
Omit a syllable
Pass over
Say "somethin'"
Skip over
Skip a syllable
Slur over
Suppress a syllable
Suppress, in a way
Omit a vowel sound
Say "bo's'n," say
Say "fo'c's'le," for instance
Say "li'l," say
Say "nothin'," say
Skip over in pronouncing
Suppress a vowel or syllable
Say "Li'l Abner," say
Skip, like the H's in "'enry 'iggins"
Definition
ELIDE as a verb:
1. leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"