Emphasis
Yes, Emphasis is a valid word.
What does EMPHASIS mean?
- noun
special importance or significance
“the red light gave the central figure increased emphasis”
- noun
intensity or forcefulness of expression
“the vehemence of his denial”
- noun
special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
- noun
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
“he put the stress on the wrong syllable”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
Valid in
- Scrabble US (TWL)Valid
- Scrabble International (SOWPODS)Valid
- Words With FriendsValid
Hooks for EMPHASIS
Single letters that turn EMPHASIS into another valid word in Scrabble US (TWL). Hooks are how you play onto a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of EMPHASIS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EMPHASIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- misshape15
- mishaps14
- mishap13
- pashms13
- aphesis12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- impasse11
- aspish11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- pashes11
- phases11
- phasis11
- pishes11
- shames11
- shapes11
- spahis11
- hemp11
- passim10
- aphis10
- apish10
- ephas10
- haems10
- hames10
- hasps10
- heaps10
- phase10
- shame10
- shams10
- shape10
- shims10
- ships10
- smash10
- spahi10
- pimas9
- samps9
- simps9
- spams9
- spasm9
- ahem9
- epha9
- haem9
- hame9
- hams9
- haps9
- hasp9
- heap9
- hems9
- heps9
- hims9
- hips9
- mash9
- mesh9
- pash9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pish9
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