metathesis
NOUN
/mə'tæθɪsɪs/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
metathesis is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1A1T1H4E1S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does metathesis mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
A chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB).
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2
A linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence.
BROADER