epenthesis
NOUN
/ɛ'pɛnθɪsɪs/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
epenthesis is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1P3E1N1T1H4E1S1I1S1
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does epenthesis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
The insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier.
“the insertion of a vowel in the plural of the word `bush' is epenthesis”
BROADER