letterteam
nounUK /ˈlɛtə tiːm/
US /ˈlɛtər tiːm/
A letterteam is a group of letters that work together to make one sound.
In the word 'ship', the letters s and h form a letterteam that says /ʃ/.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A pair of letters that stand for a single sound, like 'ch' or 'sh'.
The teacher asked us to circle every letterteam in the sentence.
3. A team of people who write and send letters for a group or company.
The letterteam answered all the fan mail by Friday.
4. A game where players race to build words from letter cards.
We played letterteam at recess and built the word 'train'.