Is APHERESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APHERESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APHERESIS mean?
- noun
(linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
- noun
a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for APHERESIS
APHERESIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of APHERESIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from APHERESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pharisees14
- parishes13
- perishes13
- pharisee13
- pheresis13
- reshapes13
- sharpies13
- apheses12
- aphesis12
- harpies12
- heapers12
- phasers12
- phrases12
- pishers12
- raspish12
- reshape12
- reships12
- seraphs12
- shapers12
- sharpie12
- sherpas12
- spahees12
- spheres12
- aspish11
- heaper11
- herpes11
- parish11
- pashes11
- perish11
- phaser11
- phases11
- phasis11
- phrase11
- pisher11
- pishes11
- raphes11
- raphis11
- reship11
- seraph11
- shaper11
- shapes11
- sharps11
- sherpa11
- spahee11
- spahis11
- sphere11
- hearses10
- heiress10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- harps10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- raphe10
- shape10
- sharp10
- sheep10
- ships10
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