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Is aphesis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aphesis is a Scrabble US word. The word aphesis is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is aphesis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word aphesis is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is aphesis a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word aphesis is a Words With Friends word. The word aphesis is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (1 found)

APHESIS,

6-letter words (9 found)

ASPIES,ASPISH,PASHES,PHASES,PHASIS,PISHES,SEPIAS,SHAPES,SPAHIS,

5-letter words (27 found)

APHIS,APISH,APSES,APSIS,ASHES,ASPIE,ASPIS,EPHAS,HASPS,HEAPS,HESPS,ISHES,PAISE,PASES,PASSE,PHASE,PISES,SEPIA,SHAPE,SHAPS,SHEAS,SHIES,SHIPS,SIPES,SPAES,SPAHI,SPIES,

4-letter words (46 found)

AHIS,APES,APSE,ASPS,EISH,EPHA,HAES,HAPS,HASP,HASS,HEAP,HEPS,HESP,HIES,HIPS,HISS,PAHS,PAIS,PASE,PASH,PASS,PEAS,PEHS,PHIS,PIAS,PIES,PISE,PISH,PISS,PSIS,SAIS,SAPS,SASH,SEAS,SEIS,SEPS,SESH,SHEA,SHES,SHIP,SIES,SIPE,SIPS,SPAE,SPAS,SPIE,

3-letter words (39 found)

AHI,AHS,AIS,APE,ASH,ASP,ASS,EAS,EHS,ESS,HAE,HAP,HAS,HEP,HES,HIE,HIP,HIS,ISH,PAH,PAS,PEA,PEH,PES,PHI,PIA,PIE,PIS,PSI,SAE,SAI,SAP,SEA,SEI,SHA,SHE,SIP,SIS,SPA,

2-letter words (16 found)

AE,AH,AI,AS,EA,EH,ES,HA,HE,HI,IS,PA,PE,PI,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 139 words from aphesis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of aphesis

aphesis

Etymology

Attested since 1880. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφεσις (áphesis, “letting go”), from ἀφίημι (aphíēmi), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ἵημι (híēmi, “send forth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ.fə.sɪs/

Noun

aphesis (countable and uncountable, plural apheses)

  1. (phonetics, linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.

Synonyms

  • procope

Antonyms

  • prothesis (addition of the beginning of a word)
  • apocope (omission at the end of a word)

Hypernyms

  • apheresis

Related terms

  • aphetic
  • aphetism
  • aphetize, aphetized

Translations

See also

  • English aphetic forms
  • Aphetic forms by language

References

Anagrams

  • saphies

Source: wiktionary.org