How many phonemes in the word scissors?

Let's break down the word "scissors" to count the phonemes:

* s (one phoneme)

* i (one phoneme)

* z (one phoneme, representing the "z" sound)

* ə (one phoneme, representing the "schwa" sound)

* z (one phoneme, representing the "z" sound)

* ə (one phoneme, representing the "schwa" sound)

* s (one phoneme)

Therefore, the word "scissors" has 7 phonemes.