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Is emphasis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word emphasis is a Scrabble US word. The word emphasis is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

E1M3P3H4A1S1I1S1

Is emphasis a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word emphasis is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

E1M3P3H4A1S1I1S1

Is emphasis a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word emphasis is a Words With Friends word. The word emphasis is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

E1M4P4H3A1S1I1S1

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8-letter words (3 found)

EMPHASIS,MISSHAPE,PHAEISMS,

7-letter words (8 found)

APHESIS,IMPASSE,MASHIES,MESSIAH,MISHAPS,PASHIMS,PESSIMA,PHAEISM,

6-letter words (21 found)

AMISES,APISMS,ASPIES,ASPISH,MAISES,MASHES,MASHIE,MISHAP,MISSAE,PASHES,PASHIM,PASHMS,PASSIM,PHASES,PHASIS,PISHES,SAMPIS,SEPIAS,SHAMES,SHAPES,SPAHIS,

5-letter words (59 found)

AMIES,AMISS,APHIS,APISH,APISM,APSES,APSIS,ASHES,ASPIE,ASPIS,EPHAS,HAEMS,HAMES,HASPS,HEAPS,HEMPS,HESPS,HIEMS,ISHES,MAISE,MASES,MASSE,MESAS,MIHAS,MISES,MISSA,PAISE,PASES,PASHM,PASSE,PHASE,PIMAS,PISES,SAIMS,SAMES,SAMPI,SAMPS,SEAMS,SEISM,SEMIS,SEPIA,SHAME,SHAMS,SHAPE,SHAPS,SHEAS,SHIES,SHIMS,SHIPS,SIMAS,SIMPS,SIPES,SMASH,SPAES,SPAHI,SPAMS,SPASM,SPIES,SPIMS,

4-letter words (87 found)

AHEM,AHIS,AIMS,AMES,AMIE,AMIS,AMPS,APES,APSE,ASPS,EISH,EPHA,HAEM,HAES,HAME,HAMS,HAPS,HASP,HASS,HEAP,HEMP,HEMS,HEPS,HESP,HIES,HIMS,HIPS,HISS,IMPS,ISMS,MAES,MAPS,MASE,MASH,MASS,MESA,MESH,MESS,MIHA,MIPS,MISE,MISS,PAHS,PAIS,PAMS,PASE,PASH,PASS,PEAS,PEHS,PHIS,PIAS,PIES,PIMA,PISE,PISH,PISS,PSIS,SAIM,SAIS,SAME,SAMP,SAMS,SAPS,SASH,SEAM,SEAS,SEIS,SEMI,SEPS,SESH,SHAM,SHEA,SHES,SHIM,SHIP,SIES,SIMA,SIMP,SIMS,SIPE,SIPS,SPAE,SPAM,SPAS,SPIE,SPIM,

3-letter words (59 found)

AHI,AHS,AIM,AIS,AME,AMI,AMP,APE,ASH,ASP,ASS,EAS,EHS,EMS,ESS,HAE,HAM,HAP,HAS,HEM,HEP,HES,HIE,HIM,HIP,HIS,IMP,ISH,ISM,MAE,MAP,MAS,MEH,MES,MIS,PAH,PAM,PAS,PEA,PEH,PES,PHI,PIA,PIE,PIS,PSI,SAE,SAI,SAM,SAP,SEA,SEI,SHA,SHE,SIM,SIP,SIS,SMA,SPA,

2-letter words (22 found)

AE,AH,AI,AM,AS,EA,EH,EM,ES,HA,HE,HI,HM,IS,MA,ME,MI,PA,PE,PI,SH,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 260 words from emphasis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of emphasis

emphasis

Etymology

From Latin emphasis, from Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”), from ἐμφαίνω (emphaínō, “I present, I indicate”), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “I show”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛmfəsɪs/
  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɱfəsɪs], [ˈeɱfəsɪs], [ˈɛɱfəsəs], [ˈeɱfəsəs]

Noun

emphasis (countable and uncountable, plural emphases)

  1. Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
  2. Special attention or prominence given to something.
  3. Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
  4. (phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
  5. (typography) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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Anagrams

  • misshape

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔμφασις (émphasis, “significance”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈem.pʰa.sis/, [ˈɛmpʰäs̠ɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈem.fa.sis/, [ˈɛmfäs̬is]

Noun

emphasis f (genitive emphasis); third declension

  1. emphasis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

References

  • “emphasis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • emphasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Source: wiktionary.org