aphaeresis

1. The loss of one or more sounds from the beginning of a word, as in till for until.

2. The loss of one or more sounds or letters at the beginning of a word (as in for and for ).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
aphaeresis	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aa	2
ae	2
ah	5
ai	2
ar	2
as	2
eh	5
er	2
es	2
ha	5
he	5
hi	5
is	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
sh	5
si	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aah	6
aas	3
aha	6
ahi	6
ahs	6
air	3
ais	3
ape	5
are	3
ars	3
ash	6
asp	5
ass	3
ear	3
era	3
ere	3
ers	3
ess	3
hae	6
hap	8
has	6
hep	8
her	6
hes	6
hie	6
hip	8
his	6
ire	3
pah	8
par	5
pas	5
pea	5
pee	5
peh	8
per	5
pes	5
phi	8
pia	5
pie	5
pis	5
psi	5
rah	6
rai	3
rap	5
ras	3
ree	3
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
ria	3
rip	5
sae	3
sap	5
sea	3
see	3
sei	3
ser	3
sha	6
she	6
sip	5
sir	3
sis	3
spa	5
sri	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aahs	7
ahis	7
airs	4
aper	6
apes	6
apse	6
area	4
ares	4
aria	4
asea	4
asps	6
ears	4
ease	4
epha	9
eras	4
eses	4
esse	4
haar	7
haes	7
hair	7
haps	9
hare	7
harp	9
hasp	9
heap	9
hear	7
heir	7
heps	9
here	7
hers	7
hies	7
hips	9
hire	7
hiss	7
ires	4
pair	6
para	6
pare	6
pars	6
pase	6
pash	9
pass	6
pear	6
peas	6
peer	6
pees	6
pehs	9
pere	6
peri	6
phis	9
pias	6
pier	6
pies	6
pish	9
pree	6
psis	6
raia	4
rais	4
rape	6
raps	6
rase	4
rash	7
rasp	6
reap	6
rees	4
reis	4
reps	6
resh	7
rhea	7
rias	4
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
saps	6
sari	4
sash	7
sear	4
seas	4
seep	6
seer	4
sees	4
seis	4
seps	6
sera	4
sere	4
sers	4
sesh	7
shea	7
shes	7
ship	9
shri	7
sipe	6
sips	6
sire	4
sirs	4
spae	6
spar	6
spas	6
sris	4
arie	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aerie	5
apers	7
aphis	10
apish	10
apres	7
apses	7
apsis	7
areae	5
areas	5
arepa	7
arias	5
arise	5
arses	5
arsis	5
ashes	8
asper	7
aspis	7
assai	5
easer	5
eases	5
ephas	10
erase	5
erses	5
haars	8
hairs	8
hares	8
harps	10
hasps	10
heaps	10
hears	8
heirs	8
heres	8
hiree	8
hires	8
pairs	7
paisa	7
paise	7
parae	7
paras	7
pares	7
paris	7
parse	7
pases	7
pasha	10
passe	7
pears	7
pease	7
peers	7
peise	7
perea	7
peres	7
peris	7
perse	7
phase	10
piers	7
prase	7
prees	7
presa	7
prese	7
press	7
pries	7
prise	7
priss	7
raias	5
raise	5
rapes	7
raphe	10
rases	5
rasps	7
reais	5
reaps	7
reses	5
rheas	8
ripes	7
rises	5
saree	5
saris	5
sears	5
seeps	7
seers	5
seise	5
sepia	7
serai	5
seres	5
shape	10
share	8
sharp	10
shear	8
sheas	8
sheep	10
sheer	8
shier	8
shies	8
ships	10
shire	8
shris	8
sipes	7
siree	5
sires	5
spaes	7
spahi	10
spare	7
spars	7
spear	7
speer	7
speir	7
spier	7
spies	7
spire	7
spree	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aeries	6
arepas	8
arises	6
ashier	9
aspers	8
aspire	8
aspish	11
easers	6
easier	6
easies	6
erases	6
espies	8
haeres	9
harass	9
heaper	11
hearse	9
herpes	11
hirees	9
hisser	9
paisas	8
pariah	11
paries	8
parish	11
parses	8
pashas	11
pashes	11
passee	8
passer	8
peases	8
peises	8
pereia	8
perish	11
perses	8
phaser	11
phases	11
phasis	11
phrase	11
pisher	11
pishes	11
praise	8
prases	8
prises	8
raises	6
raphae	11
raphes	11
raphia	11
raphis	11
rashes	9
repass	8
reshes	9
reship	11
sarape	8
sarees	6
seiser	6
sepias	8
serais	6
serape	8
seraph	11
series	6
shaper	11
shapes	11
shares	9
sharia	9
sharps	11
shears	9
sheers	9
sherpa	11
shiers	9
shires	9
sirees	6
spahee	11
spahis	11
spares	8
sparse	8
spears	8
speers	8
speirs	8
speise	8
sphere	11
spiers	8
spirea	8
spires	8
sprees	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aperies	9
apheses	12
aphesis	12
asperse	9
aspires	9
harissa	10
harpies	12
heapers	12
hearses	10
heiress	10
pareses	9
paresis	9
pariahs	12
parises	9
phasers	12
phrases	12
pishers	12
praises	9
raphias	12
raspish	12
reshape	12
reships	12
sarapes	9
serapes	9
seraphs	12
shapers	12
sharias	10
sharpie	12
sherpas	12
spahees	12
spheres	12
spiraea	9
spireas	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
parishes	13
perishes	13
pharisee	13
pheresis	13
reshapes	13
sharpies	13
spiraeas	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
apheresis	14
pharisees	14

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aphaeresis	15