aphesis
/æfɪsɪs/
noun
7 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
The gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'.
WORD FORMS
Related formaphetic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaphesisway
Starts & ends withA … S
Syllablesaph · e · sis
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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