palimpsest

1. A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing incompletely erased and often legible.

2. An object, place, or area that reflects its history: "Spaniards in the sixteenth century . . . saw an ocean moving south . . . through a palimpsest of bayous and distributary streams in forested paludal basins” ( John McPhee).

3. Writing material (as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased.

4. Something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
palimpsest	16	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
al	2
am	4
as	2
at	2
el	2
em	4
es	2
et	2
is	2
it	2
la	2
li	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ail	3
aim	5
ais	3
ait	3
ale	3
alp	5
als	3
alt	3
ami	5
amp	7
ape	5
app	7
apt	5
asp	5
ass	3
ate	3
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ems	5
ess	3
est	3
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imp	7
ism	5
its	3
lam	5
lap	5
las	3
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lei	3
let	3
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lip	5
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lit	3
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mis	5
pal	5
pam	7
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pat	5
pea	5
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pes	5
pet	5
pia	5
pie	5
pip	7
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
sae	3
sal	3
sap	5
sat	3
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sei	3
sel	3
set	3
sim	5
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sis	3
sit	3
spa	5
tae	3
tam	5
tap	5
tas	3
tea	3
tel	3
tes	3
tie	3
til	3
tip	5
tis	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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aims	6
aits	4
ales	4
alit	4
alme	6
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alps	6
alts	4
amie	6
amis	6
amps	8
apes	6
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apse	6
asps	6
ates	4
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ests	4
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imps	8
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list	4
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maes	6
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mist	6
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pail	6
pale	6
pali	6
palm	8
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pest	6
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pias	6
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pile	6
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site	4
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stem	6
step	6
tael	4
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tape	6
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team	6
teas	4
tela	4
tels	4
temp	8
tepa	6
ties	4
tile	4
tils	4
time	6
tips	6
stim	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aisle	5
alist	5
almes	7
amies	7
amiss	7
ample	9
appel	9
apple	9
apses	7
apsis	7
aspis	7
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impel	9
isles	5
islet	5
istle	5
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lapis	7
lapse	7
lases	5
lassi	5
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limes	7
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lisps	7
lists	5
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maple	9
masse	7
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pimps	11
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sails	5
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satem	7
sates	5
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tamps	9
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telia	5
tempi	9
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tepal	7
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tesla	5
tiles	5
times	7
stims	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aisles	6
aplite	8
appels	10
apples	10
applet	10
emails	8
espial	8
impale	10
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islets	6
istles	6
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mesial	8
metals	8
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misate	8
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missal	8
missel	8
misset	8
palest	8
palets	8
passel	8
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pastel	8
pastes	8
pastie	8
pastil	8
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petsai	8
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simple	10
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stimes	8
stipel	8
stipes	8
tassel	6
tassie	6
tepals	8
teslas	6
tipple	10
tmesis	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aimless	9
amplest	11
aplites	9
applets	11
applies	11
espials	9
impales	11
impasse	11
impaste	11
lapises	9
lappets	11
limpest	11
limpets	11
lipases	9
mapless	11
matless	9
miseats	9
misseat	9
misstep	11
paliest	9
palmist	11
palsies	9
pastels	9
pasties	9
pastils	9
pastime	11
patsies	9
pepitas	11
petsais	9
pimples	13
pipless	11
platies	9
salties	7
samiels	9
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samites	9
samlets	9
samples	11
seismal	9
simples	11
sippets	11
spitals	9
staples	9
stipels	9
stipple	11
talipes	9
tamises	9
tapises	9
tapless	9
tipless	9
tipples	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
appliest	12
impastes	12
misspelt	12
palmiest	12
palmists	12
palsiest	10
pastimes	12
psalmist	12
sappiest	12
septimal	12
simplest	12
stipples	12

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
palimpsest	16