epenthesis

1. The insertion of a sound in the middle of a word, as in Middle English thunder from Old English thunor.

2. The insertion or development of a sound or letter in the body of a word (as \ə\ in \ˈa-thə-ˌlēt\ ).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
epenthesis	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eh	5
en	2
es	2
et	2
he	5
hi	5
in	2
is	2
it	2
ne	2
pe	4
pi	4
sh	5
si	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ens	3
ess	3
est	3
eth	6
hen	6
hep	8
hes	6
het	6
hie	6
hin	6
hip	8
his	6
hit	6
ins	3
its	3
nee	3
net	3
nip	5
nit	3
nth	6
pee	5
peh	8
pen	5
pes	5
pet	5
phi	8
pht	8
pie	5
pin	5
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
see	3
sei	3
sen	3
set	3
she	6
sin	3
sip	5
sis	3
sit	3
tee	3
ten	3
tes	3
the	6
tie	3
tin	3
tip	5
tis	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epee	6
eses	4
esne	4
esse	4
ests	4
eths	7
hens	7
hent	7
heps	9
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hins	7
hint	7
hips	9
hisn	7
hiss	7
hist	7
hits	7
neep	6
ness	4
nest	4
nets	4
nips	6
nite	4
nits	4
peen	6
pees	6
pehs	9
pein	6
pens	6
pent	6
pest	6
pets	6
phis	9
pies	6
pine	6
pins	6
pint	6
pish	9
pith	9
pits	6
psis	6
psst	6
seen	4
seep	6
sees	4
seis	4
sene	4
sent	4
seps	6
sept	6
sesh	7
sets	4
shen	7
shes	7
shin	7
ship	9
sine	4
sinh	7
sins	4
sipe	6
sips	6
site	4
sith	7
sits	4
snip	6
snit	4
spin	6
spit	6
step	6
teen	4
tees	4
tein	4
tens	4
thee	7
then	7
thin	7
this	7
ties	4
tine	4
tins	4
tips	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epees	7
esnes	5
heist	8
hents	8
hests	8
hints	8
hists	8
inept	7
inset	5
neeps	7
neist	5
nests	5
nites	5
peens	7
peins	7
peise	7
penes	7
penis	7
pests	7
pines	7
pints	7
piste	7
piths	10
seeps	7
seine	5
seise	5
senes	5
sense	5
sente	5
senti	5
sents	5
septs	7
sheen	8
sheep	10
sheet	8
shent	8
shies	8
shine	8
shins	8
ships	10
shist	8
sines	5
sinhs	8
sipes	7
sites	5
snipe	7
snips	7
snits	5
spent	7
spies	7
spine	7
spins	7
spite	7
spits	7
steep	7
stein	5
steps	7
sties	5
stipe	7
teens	5
teins	5
tense	5
tepee	7
thein	8
thens	8
these	8
thesp	10
thine	8
thins	8
tines	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
espies	8
ethene	9
heists	9
insets	6
instep	8
peises	8
pensee	8
pishes	11
pistes	8
seethe	9
seines	6
sensei	6
sheens	9
sheets	9
shiest	9
shines	9
sneesh	9
snipes	8
speise	8
spense	8
sphene	11
spines	8
spinet	8
spites	8
steeps	8
steins	6
stipes	8
tenesi	6
tenses	6
tepees	8
theine	9
theins	9
theses	9
thesis	9
thesps	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epeeist	9
ethenes	10
hessite	10
hipness	12
insteps	9
penises	9
pensees	9
seethes	10
sestine	7
sithens	10
sphenes	12
spinets	9
steepen	9
theines	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
eensiest	8
epeeists	10
seepiest	10
steepens	10
steepish	13

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
sheeniest	12

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epenthesis	15