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Antiphrasis

a 1n 1t 1i 1p 3h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1s 1

About 4 syllables

noun · 11 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does antiphrasis mean?

noun

  1. the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)

Is ANTIPHRASIS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ANTIPHRASIS worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1p 3h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
a 1n 2t 1i 1p 4h 3r 1a 1s 1i 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1p 4h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1p 3h 3r 1a 1s 1i 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ANTIPHRASIS

Anagrams 1

artisanship

Words that end like ANTIPHRASIS

Common words that share the ending -ASIS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

emphasisbasis
All words ending in -ASIS

Antiphrasis: quick answers

Is ANTIPHRASIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTIPHRASIS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANTIPHRASIS worth?
ANTIPHRASIS scores 16 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does antiphrasis mean?
As a noun, antiphrasis means “the use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony)”.
What words can you make with the letters in ANTIPHRASIS?
You can make 683 shorter words from ANTIPHRASIS, such as SAINTSHIP, TRANSHIPS, TRANSSHIP, AIRSHIPS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ANTIPHRASIS?
ANTIPHRASIS rearranges into ARTISANSHIP.