periphrasis

1. A circumlocution.

2. The use of circumlocution.

3. Use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression.

4. An instance of periphrasis.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
periphrasis	18	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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
ahi	6
ahs	6
air	3
ais	3
ape	5
app	7
are	3
ars	3
ash	6
asp	5
ass	3
ear	3
era	3
err	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
pap	7
par	5
pas	5
pea	5
peh	8
pep	7
per	5
pes	5
phi	8
pia	5
pie	5
pip	7
pis	5
psi	5
rah	6
rai	3
rap	5
ras	3
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
ria	3
rip	5
sae	3
sap	5
sea	3
sei	3
ser	3
sha	6
she	6
sip	5
sir	3
sis	3
spa	5
sri	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahis	7
airs	4
aper	6
apes	6
apps	8
apse	6
ares	4
asps	6
ears	4
epha	9
eras	4
errs	4
haes	7
hair	7
haps	9
hare	7
harp	9
hasp	9
heap	9
hear	7
heir	7
heps	9
hers	7
hies	7
hips	9
hire	7
hiss	7
ires	4
iris	4
pair	6
paps	8
pare	6
parr	6
pars	6
pase	6
pash	9
pass	6
pear	6
peas	6
pehs	9
peps	8
peri	6
perp	8
phis	9
pias	6
pier	6
pies	6
pipa	8
pipe	8
pips	8
pish	9
prep	8
psis	6
rais	4
rape	6
raps	6
rare	4
rase	4
rash	7
rasp	6
reap	6
rear	4
reis	4
repp	8
reps	6
resh	7
rhea	7
rias	4
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
saps	6
sari	4
sash	7
sear	4
seas	4
seis	4
seps	6
sera	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
airer	5
apers	7
aphis	10
apish	10
apres	7
apses	7
apsis	7
arise	5
arris	5
arses	5
arsis	5
ashes	8
asper	7
aspis	7
ephas	10
hairs	8
happi	12
hares	8
harps	10
hasps	10
heaps	10
hears	8
heirs	8
hirer	8
hires	8
issei	5
pairs	7
paise	7
paper	9
parer	7
pares	7
paris	7
parrs	7
parse	7
pases	7
passe	7
pears	7
peris	7
perps	9
phase	10
piers	7
pipas	9
piper	9
pipes	9
prase	7
preps	9
presa	7
press	7
prier	7
pries	7
prise	7
priss	7
raise	5
raper	7
rapes	7
raphe	10
rares	5
raser	5
rases	5
rasps	7
reais	5
reaps	7
rears	5
repps	9
rheas	8
riper	7
ripes	7
riser	5
rises	5
rishi	8
saris	5
sears	5
sepia	7
serai	5
shape	10
share	8
sharp	10
shear	8
sheas	8
shier	8
shies	8
ships	10
shire	8
shirr	8
shris	8
sipes	7
sires	5
sirra	5
spaes	7
spahi	10
spare	7
spars	7
spear	7
speir	7
spier	7
spies	7
spire	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airers	6
airier	6
arises	6
ashier	9
aspers	8
aspire	8
aspish	11
happis	13
harper	11
hipper	13
hippie	13
hirers	9
hisser	9
irises	6
papers	10
parers	8
paries	8
parish	11
parser	8
parses	8
pashes	11
passer	8
perish	11
phaser	11
phases	11
phasis	11
phrase	11
pipers	10
pipier	10
pisher	11
pishes	11
praise	8
prases	8
priapi	10
priers	8
prises	8
raiser	6
raises	6
rapers	8
raphes	11
raphis	11
rapier	8
rapper	10
rasers	6
rasher	9
rashes	9
rasper	8
reishi	9
repair	8
repass	8
reship	11
ripper	10
riprap	10
risers	6
rishis	9
sapper	10
sepias	8
serais	6
seraph	11
shaper	11
shapes	11
sharer	9
shares	9
sharps	11
shears	9
sherpa	11
shiers	9
shires	9
shirrs	9
sierra	6
sipper	10
sirrah	9
sirras	6
spahis	11
sparer	8
spares	8
sparse	8
spears	8
speirs	8
spiers	8
spirea	8
spires	8
sprier	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airship	12
aphesis	12
appress	11
apprise	11
arrises	7
aspirer	9
aspires	9
hairier	10
happier	14
harpers	12
harpies	12
harries	10
hippier	14
hippies	14
hissier	10
paresis	9
parises	9
parries	9
parsers	9
perhaps	14
phasers	12
phrases	12
pishers	12
prairie	9
praiser	9
praises	9
preship	14
raisers	7
rapiers	9
rappers	11
rashers	10
raspers	9
raspier	9
raspish	12
reishis	10
repairs	9
reships	12
rippers	11
ripraps	11
sappers	11
sappier	11
seraphs	12
shapers	12
sharers	10
sharper	12
sharpie	12
sherpas	12
sherris	10
shipper	14
sierras	7
sippers	11
sirrahs	10
sparers	9
sparser	9
spireas	9
spirier	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airships	13
appriser	12
apprises	12
aspirers	10
parishes	13
prairies	10
praisers	10
preships	15
prissier	10
sapphire	15
sharpers	13
sharpies	13
shippers	15

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
apprisers	13
sapphires	16

11 Letters	Scrabble® Points
periphrasis	18