haplology

1. The loss of one of two identical or similar adjacent syllables in a word, as in Latin nūtrīx, "nurse,” from earlier *nūtrītrīx.

2. Contraction of a word by omission of one or more similar sounds or syllables (as in for hypothetical or \ˈprä-blē\ for ).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
haplology	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ag	3
ah	5
al	2
ay	5
go	3
ha	5
ho	5
la	2
lo	2
oh	5
op	4
oy	5
pa	4
po	4
ya	5
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ago	4
all	3
alp	5
apo	5
gal	4
gap	6
gay	7
goa	4
goo	4
gyp	9
hag	7
hao	6
hap	8
hay	9
hog	7
hoo	6
hop	8
hoy	9
hyp	11
lag	4
lah	6
lap	5
lay	6
log	4
loo	3
lop	5
oho	6
ooh	6
opa	5
pah	8
pal	5
pay	8
pho	8
ply	8
poh	8
pol	5
poo	5
pya	8
yag	7
yah	9
yap	8

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agly	8
ahoy	10
ally	7
gall	5
gaol	5
gapy	10
glop	7
goal	5
goop	7
gypo	10
hall	7
halo	7
holo	7
holp	9
holy	10
hoop	9
hoya	10
hyla	10
hypo	12
logo	5
logy	8
loop	6
olla	4
opah	9
opal	6
pall	6
paly	9
play	9
ploy	9
pogo	7
pogy	10
poll	6
polo	6
poly	9
pooh	9
pool	6
yoga	8
yogh	11

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
agloo	6
alloy	8
gally	9
galop	8
ghyll	12
gloop	8
glyph	14
golly	9
goopy	11
hallo	8
haply	13
hoagy	12
holla	8
hollo	8
holly	11
hooly	11
loopy	10
loyal	8
ology	9
pally	10
phyla	13
yahoo	11

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
alphyl	14
apollo	8
apolog	9
gallop	9
gloopy	12
halloo	9
holloa	9
hoopla	11
phyllo	14
polyol	11

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
apology	13

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
haplology	18