aphesis
NOUN
/æfɪsɪs/
7 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
aphesis is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1P3H4E1S1I1S1
1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does aphesis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'.
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