Is APHESIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APHESIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APHESIS mean?
- noun
the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 12 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 APHESIS
APHESIS 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.
Words you can make from APHESIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aspish11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shapes11
- spahis11
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- shape10
- ships10
- spahi10
- epha9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- heps9
- hips9
- pash9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
- ship9
- sepias8
- ashes8
- sheas8
- shies8
- hap8
- hep8
- hip8
- pah8
- peh8
- phi8
- apses7
- apsis7
- aspis7
- paise7
- pases7
- passe7
- sepia7
- sipes7
- spaes7
- spies7
- ahis7
- haes7
- hies7
- hiss7
- sash7
- sesh7
- shea7
- shes7
- apes6
- apse6
- asps6
- pase6
- pass6
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