periphrastic

1. Having the nature of or characterized by periphrasis.

2. Of, relating to, or characterized by .

3. Formed by the use of function words or auxiliaries instead of by inflection .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
periphrastic	21	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ah	5
ai	2
ar	2
as	2
at	2
eh	5
er	2
es	2
et	2
ha	5
he	5
hi	5
is	2
it	2
pa	4
pe	4
pi	4
re	2
sh	5
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ace	5
act	5
ahi	6
ahs	6
air	3
ais	3
ait	3
ape	5
app	7
apt	5
arc	5
are	3
ars	3
art	3
ash	6
asp	5
ate	3
cap	7
car	5
cat	5
cep	7
chi	8
cis	5
ear	3
eat	3
era	3
err	3
ers	3
est	3
eta	3
eth	6
hae	6
hap	8
has	6
hat	6
hep	8
her	6
hes	6
het	6
hic	8
hie	6
hip	8
his	6
hit	6
ice	5
ich	8
ire	3
its	3
pac	7
pah	8
pap	7
par	5
pas	5
pat	5
pea	5
pec	7
peh	8
pep	7
per	5
pes	5
pet	5
phi	8
pht	8
pia	5
pic	7
pie	5
pip	7
pis	5
pit	5
psi	5
pst	5
rah	6
rai	3
rap	5
ras	3
rat	3
rec	5
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
ret	3
ria	3
rip	5
sac	5
sae	3
sap	5
sat	3
sea	3
sec	5
sei	3
ser	3
set	3
sha	6
she	6
sic	5
sip	5
sir	3
sit	3
spa	5
sri	3
tae	3
tap	5
tar	3
tas	3
tea	3
tec	5
tes	3
the	6
tic	5
tie	3
tip	5
tis	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aces	6
ache	9
acre	6
acts	6
ahis	7
airs	4
airt	4
aits	4
aper	6
apes	6
apps	8
apse	6
arch	9
arcs	6
ares	4
arts	4
asci	6
ates	4
cape	8
caph	11
caps	8
care	6
carp	8
carr	6
cars	6
cart	6
case	6
cash	9
cast	6
cate	6
cats	6
ceps	8
cert	6
chai	9
chap	11
char	9
chat	9
chia	9
chip	11
chis	9
chit	9
cire	6
cist	6
cite	6
crap	8
cris	6
crit	6
each	9
ears	4
east	4
eath	7
eats	4
echt	9
epha	9
epic	8
eras	4
errs	4
erst	4
etas	4
etch	9
eths	7
etic	6
haes	7
haet	7
hair	7
haps	9
hare	7
harp	9
hart	7
hasp	9
hast	7
hate	7
hats	7
heap	9
hear	7
heat	7
heir	7
heps	9
hers	7
hest	7
hets	7
hies	7
hips	9
hire	7
hist	7
hits	7
ices	6
ichs	9
ires	4
iris	4
itch	9
pace	8
pacs	8
pact	8
pair	6
paps	8
pare	6
parr	6
pars	6
part	6
pase	6
pash	9
past	6
pate	6
path	9
pats	6
pear	6
peas	6
peat	6
pech	11
pecs	8
pehs	9
peps	8
perc	8
peri	6
perp	8
pert	6
pest	6
pets	6
phat	9
phis	9
pias	6
pica	8
pice	8
pics	8
pier	6
pies	6
pipa	8
pipe	8
pips	8
pish	9
pita	6
pith	9
pits	6
prat	6
prep	8
race	6
rais	4
rape	6
raps	6
rapt	6
rare	4
rase	4
rash	7
rasp	6
rate	4
rath	7
rats	4
reap	6
rear	4
recs	6
reis	4
repp	8
reps	6
resh	7
rest	4
rets	4
rhea	7
rias	4
rice	6
rich	9
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
rite	4
sari	4
sate	4
sati	4
scar	6
scat	6
sear	4
seat	4
sect	6
sept	6
sera	4
seta	4
shea	7
ship	9
shri	7
sice	6
sipe	6
sire	4
site	4
sith	7
spae	6
spar	6
spat	6
spec	8
spit	6
star	4
step	6
stir	4
tace	6
tach	9
tahr	7
tape	6
taps	6
tare	4
tarp	6
tars	4
tase	4
tear	4
teas	4
tech	9
tecs	6
tepa	6
thae	7
thir	7
this	7
tics	6
tier	4
ties	4
tipi	6
tips	6
tire	4
trap	6
trip	6
tsar	4
cath	9
arie	4
cria	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aches	10
acres	7
airer	5
airth	8
airts	5
aitch	10
apers	7
aphis	10
apish	10
apres	7
apter	7
archi	10
areic	7
arise	5
arris	5
asper	7
aspic	9
aster	5
astir	5
atrip	7
caper	9
capes	9
caphs	12
carer	7
cares	7
caret	7
carpi	9
carps	9
carrs	7
carse	7
carte	7
carts	7
caste	7
cater	7
cates	7
ceria	7
certs	7
cesta	7
cesti	7
chair	10
chais	10
chape	12
chaps	12
chapt	12
chare	10
charr	10
chars	10
chart	10
chase	10
chats	10
cheap	12
cheat	10
chert	10
chest	10
chias	10
chips	12
chirp	12
chirr	10
chits	10
cires	7
cirri	7
citer	7
cites	7
crape	9
craps	9
crash	10
crate	7
crept	9
crest	7
crier	7
cries	7
cripe	9
crisp	9
crits	7
earth	8
epact	9
ephas	10
epics	9
erica	7
escar	7
ethic	10
etics	7
haets	8
hairs	8
happi	12
hares	8
harps	10
harts	8
haste	8
hater	8
hates	8
heaps	10
hears	8
heart	8
heats	8
heirs	8
heist	8
hirer	8
hires	8
icier	7
irate	5
ither	8
pacer	9
paces	9
pacts	9
pairs	7
paise	7
paper	9
parch	12
parer	7
pares	7
paris	7
parrs	7
parse	7
parts	7
paste	7
patch	12
pater	7
pates	7
paths	10
peach	12
pears	7
peart	7
peats	7
pechs	12
perch	12
percs	9
peris	7
perps	9
phase	10
picas	9
piers	7
pieta	7
pipas	9
piper	9
pipes	9
pipet	9
pipit	9
piste	7
pitas	7
pitch	12
piths	10
prase	7
prate	7
prats	7
preps	9
presa	7
prest	7
price	9
prier	7
pries	7
prise	7
racer	7
races	7
raise	5
raper	7
rapes	7
raphe	10
rares	5
raser	5
ratch	10
rater	5
rates	5
rathe	8
reach	10
react	7
reais	5
reaps	7
rears	5
recap	9
recit	7
recta	7
recti	7
repps	9
resat	5
resit	5
retch	10
retia	5
rheas	8
ricer	7
rices	7
riper	7
ripes	7
riser	5
rishi	8
rites	5
saice	7
saith	8
scape	9
scare	7
scarp	9
scart	7
scrap	9
scrip	9
sepia	7
sepic	9
septa	7
serac	7
serai	5
shape	10
share	8
sharp	10
shear	8
shier	8
shire	8
shirr	8
shirt	8
sirra	5
sitar	5
space	9
spahi	10
spait	7
spare	7
spate	7
spear	7
speir	7
spica	9
spice	9
spier	7
spire	7
spirt	7
spite	7
sprat	7
sprit	7
stair	5
staph	10
stare	5
stich	10
stipe	7
stirp	7
strap	7
strep	7
stria	5
strip	7
taces	7
tache	10
tachs	10
tahrs	8
taper	7
tapes	7
tapir	7
tapis	7
tares	5
tarps	7
tarre	5
tarsi	5
teach	10
tears	5
techs	10
tepas	7
terai	5
terra	5
theca	10
their	8
thesp	10
thrip	10
tiers	5
tipis	7
tires	5
trace	7
traps	7
trash	8
triac	7
trice	7
trier	5
tries	5
tripe	7
trips	7
caths	10
crias	7
sitch	10

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
achier	11
airers	6
airest	6
airier	6
airths	9
apices	10
archer	11
arches	11
arrest	6
artier	6
artsie	6
ashier	9
aspect	10
aspire	8
cahier	11
capers	10
capish	13
capper	12
capris	10
carers	8
carets	8
caries	8
carper	10
carpet	10
carter	8
cartes	8
caster	8
caters	8
cerias	8
ceriph	13
chairs	11
chaise	11
chapes	13
chares	11
charrs	11
charts	11
chaser	11
chaste	11
cheaps	13
cheats	11
cherts	11
chirps	13
chirre	11
chirrs	11
cipher	13
citers	8
cither	11
cities	8
crapes	10
crater	8
crates	8
criers	8
cripes	10
crista	8
earths	9
epacts	10
eparch	13
ericas	8
escarp	10
eschar	11
esprit	8
ethics	11
happis	13
haptic	13
harper	11
haters	9
hearts	9
hepcat	13
hipper	13
hippie	13
hirers	9
iatric	8
iciest	8
irater	6
ischia	11
itches	11
pacers	10
pacier	10
papers	10
parers	8
paries	8
parish	11
parsec	10
parser	8
parter	8
paster	8
pastie	8
paters	8
pepita	10
peptic	12
perish	11
periti	8
petsai	8
phaser	11
phasic	13
phatic	13
phrase	11
pietas	8
pipers	10
pipets	10
pipier	10
pipits	10
pirate	8
pisher	11
pitier	8
pities	8
praise	8
prater	8
prates	8
pratie	8
preach	13
preact	10
precip	12
precis	10
priapi	10
pricer	10
prices	10
priers	8
priest	8
racers	8
rachet	11
rachis	11
racier	8
racist	8
raiser	6
rapers	8
raphes	11
raphis	11
rapier	8
rapist	8
rapper	10
rarest	6
rasher	9
rasper	8
raster	6
raters	6
rather	9
reacts	8
recaps	10
recast	8
recits	8
reishi	9
repair	8
repast	8
reship	11
ricers	8
richer	11
riches	11
ripest	8
ripper	10
riprap	10
ristra	6
sachet	11
saithe	9
sapper	10
satire	6
scarer	8
scarph	13
scathe	11
scrape	10
script	10
search	11
secpar	10
septic	10
seraph	11
shaper	11
sharer	9
sherpa	11
sierra	6
sipper	10
sippet	10
sirrah	9
sitrep	8
spacer	10
sparer	8
spathe	11
spicae	10
spicer	10
spirea	8
spirit	8
sprier	8
sprite	8
starch	11
starer	6
steric	8
striae	6
stripe	8
taches	11
tapers	8
tapirs	8
tapper	10
tarres	6
tephra	11
terais	6
teraph	11
terras	6
theirs	9
threap	11
thrice	11
thrips	11
tipper	10
tracer	8
traces	8
trapes	8
triacs	8
tricep	10
trices	8
triers	6
tripes	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
achiest	12
airiest	7
airship	12
aitches	12
aphetic	14
apprise	11
archers	12
artsier	7
aseptic	11
aspirer	9
atresic	9
cahiers	12
cappers	13
carpers	11
carpets	11
carries	9
carters	9
cashier	12
ceriphs	14
chappie	16
chapter	14
charier	12
charter	12
chaster	12
chipper	16
chippie	16
chipset	14
chirper	14
chirres	12
ciphers	14
cirrate	9
cithers	12
crappie	13
crasher	12
craters	9
crisper	11
cristae	9
eparchs	14
epicarp	13
episcia	11
epitaph	14
eristic	9
erratic	9
hairier	10
happier	14
harpers	12
harpies	12
harpist	12
harries	10
hastier	10
hepatic	14
hepcats	14
hippest	14
hippier	14
hippies	14
hipster	12
itchier	12
pachisi	14
paciest	11
parches	14
paretic	11
parries	9
parters	9
partier	9
parties	9
pastier	9
patcher	14
patches	14
pepitas	11
peptics	13
perhaps	14
periapt	11
piaster	9
piastre	9
picrate	11
picrite	11
pipiest	11
pirates	9
piratic	11
pitcher	14
pitches	14
pithier	12
pitiers	9
prairie	9
praiser	9
praters	9
praties	9
preacts	11
precast	11
precips	13
preship	14
priapic	13
pricers	11
pricier	11
rachets	12
raciest	9
rapiers	9
rappers	11
raspier	9
ratches	12
rechart	12
repairs	9
repatch	14
richest	12
rippers	11
ripraps	11
sapphic	16
sappier	11
satiric	9
scarier	9
scarper	11
schappe	16
scirrhi	12
scraper	11
scrapie	11
sharper	12
sharpie	12
shipper	14
spacier	11
spathic	14
spectra	11
spheric	14
spicate	11
spicier	11
spirier	9
stearic	9
striper	9
tappers	11
tarries	7
tarsier	7
tephras	12
theriac	12
threaps	12
tippers	11
tippier	11
tipsier	9
tracers	9
traipse	9
trapper	11
trasher	10
triceps	11
tripper	11
haptics	14

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
airstrip	10
appriser	12
aspheric	15
chapiter	15
chappies	17
chapters	15
chariest	13
charters	13
chippers	17
chippier	17
chippies	17
chirpers	15
chirpier	15
christie	13
crappier	14
crappies	14
crispate	12
crispier	12
criteria	10
epicarps	14
epitaphs	15
erratics	10
hairiest	11
happiest	15
hepatics	15
hieratic	13
hippiest	15
parchesi	15
parchisi	15
paretics	12
parities	10
parritch	15
partiers	10
pastiche	15
patchers	15
patchier	15
periapts	12
pericarp	14
perisarc	12
phratric	15
phreatic	15
picrates	12
picrites	12
piracies	12
pistache	15
pitchers	15
pitchier	15
practise	12
prairies	10
precrash	15
priciest	12
rachitis	13
rarities	8
recharts	13
rescript	12
sapphire	15
scrapper	14
scripter	12
seraphic	15
shirtier	11
starcher	13
strapper	12
stripier	10
stripper	12
theriacs	13
trappers	12
trashier	11
triphase	13
trippers	12
trippier	12

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
chapiters	16
charities	14
charriest	14
chippiest	18
chirpiest	16
crappiest	15
epitaphic	18
pericarps	15
phratries	14
prescript	15
scrappier	15
starchier	14
strappier	13

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
archpriest	17
parritches	17
triarchies	15

12 Letters	Scrabble® Points
periphrastic	21