NOUN
  • Definition - The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
  • Example - The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
aphesis 12
6 Letter Words
aspish 11 pashes 11 phases 11 phasis 11 pishes 11 shapes 11 spahis 11 sepias 8
5 Letter Words
aphis 10 apish 10 ephas 10 hasps 10 heaps 10 phase 10 shape 10 ships 10 spahi 10 ashes 8 sheas 8 shies 8 apses 7 apsis 7 aspis 7 paise 7 pases 7 passe 7 sepia 7 sipes 7 spaes 7 spies 7
4 Letter Words
epha 9 haps 9 hasp 9 heap 9 heps 9 hips 9 pash 9 pehs 9 phis 9 pish 9 ship 9 ahis 7 haes 7 hies 7 hiss 7 sash 7 sesh 7 shea 7 shes 7 apes 6 apse 6 asps 6 pase 6 pass 6 peas 6 pias 6 pies 6 piss 6 psis 6 saps 6 seps 6 sipe 6 sips 6 spae 6 spas 6 seas 4 seis 4
3 Letter Words
hap 8 hep 8 hip 8 pah 8 peh 8 phi 8 ahi 6 ahs 6 ash 6 hae 6 has 6 hes 6 hie 6 his 6 sha 6 she 6 ape 5 asp 5 pas 5 pea 5 pes 5 pia 5 pie 5 pis 5 psi 5 sap 5 sip 5 spa 5 ais 3 ass 3 ess 3 sae 3 sea 3 sei 3 sis 3
2 Letter Words
ah 5 eh 5 ha 5 he 5 hi 5 sh 5 pa 4 pe 4 pi 4 ae 2 ai 2 as 2 es 2 is 2 si 2
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