periphrasis

NOUN /pə'rɪfrəsɪs/

11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

periphrasis is a valid 11-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3E1R1I1P3H4R1A1S1I1S1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54

MEANING

What does periphrasis mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

A style that involves indirect ways of expressing things.

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