For curious minds ages 3–12

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Letter

/ˈletə/

2 syllables — bold is the stressed beat

Letter

noun

Meaning: One shape in the alphabet, like A, B or C.

Full meaning: A written symbol representing a sound.

Phonics sounds: l-e-tt-er — blend them together!

Example: “The letter C makes the sound /k/ in "cat".”

🧠 Active recall — the six-sense path

👀 See → 👂 Hear → ✋ Build → 🗣 Say → ✏️ Spell → 🧠 Recall. Answer all three recall questions.

🔀 Word shapes

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🤝 Word friends

Every word belongs somewhere — check its family and category below.

Category: school · Frequency rank: 10 (smaller = more common)