metathesis

1. Chemistry Double decomposition.

2. Linguistics Transposition within a word of letters, sounds, or syllables, as in the change from Old English brid to modern English bird or in the confusion of modren for modern.

3. a change of place or condition as.

4. Transposition of two phonemes in a word (as in the development of from or the pronunciation \ˈpər-tē\ for ).

5. A chemical reaction in which different kinds of molecules exchange parts to form other kinds of molecules .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
metathesis	15	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ah	5
ai	2
am	4
as	2
at	2
eh	5
em	4
es	2
et	2
ha	5
he	5
hi	5
hm	7
is	2
it	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
sh	5
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahi	6
ahs	6
aim	5
ais	3
ait	3
ami	5
ash	6
ass	3
ate	3
att	3
eat	3
eme	5
ems	5
ess	3
est	3
eta	3
eth	6
hae	6
ham	8
has	6
hat	6
hem	8
hes	6
het	6
hie	6
him	8
his	6
hit	6
ism	5
its	3
mae	5
mas	5
mat	5
meh	8
met	5
mis	5
sae	3
sat	3
sea	3
see	3
sei	3
set	3
sha	6
she	6
sim	5
sis	3
sit	3
tae	3
tam	5
tas	3
tat	3
tea	3
tee	3
tes	3
tet	3
the	6
tie	3
tis	3
tit	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahem	9
ahis	7
aims	6
aits	4
amie	6
amis	6
ates	4
ease	4
east	4
eath	7
eats	4
emes	6
emit	6
eses	4
esse	4
ests	4
etas	4
eths	7
haem	9
haes	7
haet	7
hame	9
hams	9
hast	7
hate	7
hats	7
heat	7
heme	9
hems	9
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hims	9
hiss	7
hist	7
hits	7
isms	6
item	6
maes	6
mash	9
mass	6
mast	6
mate	6
math	9
mats	6
matt	6
meat	6
meet	6
mesa	6
mesh	9
mess	6
meta	6
mete	6
meth	9
mise	6
miss	6
mist	6
mite	6
mitt	6
same	6
sash	7
sate	4
sati	4
seam	6
seas	4
seat	4
seem	6
sees	4
seis	4
seme	6
semi	6
sesh	7
seta	4
sets	4
sett	4
sham	9
shea	7
shes	7
shim	9
sima	6
sims	6
site	4
sith	7
sits	4
smit	6
stat	4
stem	6
stet	4
tame	6
tams	6
tase	4
tass	4
tate	4
tats	4
team	6
teas	4
teat	4
teem	6
tees	4
test	4
teth	7
tets	4
thae	7
that	7
thee	7
them	9
this	7
ties	4
time	6
tits	4
stim	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
amies	7
amiss	7
ashes	8
asset	5
eases	5
easts	5
emits	7
haems	10
haets	8
hames	10
haste	8
hates	8
heats	8
heist	8
hemes	10
hests	8
hists	8
items	7
maist	7
masse	7
masts	7
mates	7
maths	10
matte	7
matts	7
meats	7
meets	7
mesas	7
metes	7
meths	10
metis	7
mises	7
mists	7
mites	7
mitts	7
saith	8
satem	7
sates	5
satis	5
seams	7
seats	5
seems	7
seise	5
seism	7
semes	7
semis	7
setae	5
setts	5
shame	10
shams	10
sheas	8
sheet	8
shies	8
shims	10
shist	8
simas	7
sites	5
smash	10
smite	7
smith	10
stash	8
state	5
stats	5
steam	7
stems	7
stets	5
sties	5
stime	7
tames	7
tamis	7
tases	5
tasse	5
taste	5
tates	5
teams	7
tease	5
teats	5
teems	7
teeth	8
testa	5
tests	5
teths	8
theme	10
these	8
theta	8
times	7
tithe	8
stims	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
easies	6
emesis	8
estate	6
hastes	9
heists	9
maists	8
mashes	11
mashie	11
mattes	8
meshes	11
metate	8
misate	8
miseat	8
misset	8
saithe	9
samite	8
sesame	8
sestet	6
shames	11
sheets	9
shiest	9
siesta	6
smites	8
smiths	11
states	6
steams	8
stimes	8
tamest	8
tasset	6
tassie	6
tastes	6
teases	6
testae	6
testes	6
testis	6
theism	11
theist	9
themes	11
theses	9
thesis	9
thetas	9
tithes	9
tmeses	8
tmesis	8
tsetse	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ashiest	10
atheism	12
atheist	10
easiest	7
estates	7
etatism	9
hessite	10
mashies	12
matiest	9
messiah	12
metates	9
metisse	9
misease	9
miseats	9
misseat	9
samiest	9
samites	9
shmatte	12
siamese	9
staithe	10
statism	9
steamie	9
tamises	9
teatime	9
theisms	12
theists	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
atheisms	13
atheists	11
esthesia	11
estimate	10
etatisms	10
hastiest	11
hematite	13
hesitate	11
meatiest	10
meshiest	13
misstate	10
seamiest	10
shmattes	13
staithes	11
steamies	10
teatimes	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
estimates	11
hematites	14
hesitates	12
steamiest	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
metathesis	15