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Aphaeresis

a 1p 3h 4a 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

About 4 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Rare

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

What does aphaeresis mean?

noun

  1. (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'

    Synonymsapheresis

Is APHAERESIS 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 APHAERESIS worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1p 3h 4a 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
a 1p 4h 3a 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

Wordfeud

16 pts
a 1p 4h 4a 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
a 1p 3h 3a 1e 1r 1e 1s 1i 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in APHAERESIS

Words that end like APHAERESIS

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

hypothesisparenthesisantithesissynthesisthesisgenesisphotosynthesis
All words ending in -ESIS

Aphaeresis: quick answers

Is APHAERESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. APHAERESIS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is APHAERESIS worth?
APHAERESIS scores 15 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does aphaeresis mean?
As a noun, aphaeresis means “(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'”.
What words can you make with the letters in APHAERESIS?
You can make 530 shorter words from APHAERESIS, such as APHERESIS, PHARISEES, SPHAIREES, PARISHES. See the full list.