APHAERESIS — 10 letter word
aphaeresis
The word aphaeresis has 10 letters: A, P, H, A, E, R, E, S, I, S. It contains 5 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'".
10 letter word "aphaeresis": A P H A E R E S I S — noun
Scrabble score: 15 Words With Friends: 15
Letter Analysis of aphaeresis
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
5 vowels, 5 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of aphaeresis
noun
- (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' Synonyms: apheresis