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Periphrasing

p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

12 letters · Rare

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

What does periphrasing mean?

We don’t have a definition for periphrasing yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is PERIPHRASING a valid word?

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

How many points is PERIPHRASING worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

23 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1p 4h 3r 1a 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

23 pts
p 4e 1r 1i 1p 4h 4r 1a 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
p 3e 1r 1i 1p 3h 3r 1a 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PERIPHRASING

Words that end like PERIPHRASING

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

paraphrasingbasingpurchasingphrasingchasingerasingphasingcasingshowcasingcanvasingdebasingencasing
All words ending in -ASING

Periphrasing: quick answers

Is PERIPHRASING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. PERIPHRASING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is PERIPHRASING worth?
PERIPHRASING scores 20 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 23 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What words can you make with the letters in PERIPHRASING?
You can make 1050 shorter words from PERIPHRASING, such as PRESHAPING, RESHIPPING, EPIGRAPHS, SAPPHIRINE. See the full list.