prolepsis

1. The anachronistic representation of something as existing before its proper or historical time, as in the precolonial United States.

2. The use of a descriptive word in anticipation of the act or circumstances that would make it applicable, as dry in They drained the lake dry.

3. as.

4. The representation or assumption of a future act or development as if presently existing or accomplished.

5. The application of an adjective to a noun in anticipation of the result of the action of the verb (as in “while yon slow oxen turn the plain”) .

---

Here are some other words you could make with the letters prolepsis, you can also
use this lookup tool to help you find words with our scrabble word finder.

Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
prolepsis	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
el	2
er	2
es	2
is	2
li	2
lo	2
oe	2
oi	2
op	4
or	2
os	2
pe	4
pi	4
po	4
re	2
si	2
so	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
els	3
ers	3
ess	3
ire	3
lei	3
lie	3
lip	5
lis	3
lop	5
oes	3
oil	3
ole	3
ope	5
ops	5
ore	3
ors	3
ose	3
pep	7
per	5
pes	5
pie	5
pip	7
pis	5
poi	5
pol	5
pop	7
pos	5
pro	5
psi	5
rei	3
rep	5
res	3
rip	5
roe	3
sei	3
sel	3
ser	3
sip	5
sir	3
sis	3
sol	3
sop	5
sos	3
sri	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
epos	6
eros	4
ires	4
isle	4
leis	4
less	4
lier	4
lies	4
lipe	6
lipo	6
lips	6
lire	4
lisp	6
lope	6
lops	6
lore	4
lose	4
loss	4
oils	4
oles	4
opes	6
ores	4
orle	4
oses	4
pepo	8
peps	8
peri	6
perp	8
peso	6
pier	6
pies	6
pile	6
pipe	8
pips	8
piso	6
plie	6
plop	8
pois	6
pole	6
pols	6
pope	8
pops	8
pore	6
pose	6
prep	8
prop	8
pros	6
psis	6
reis	4
repo	6
repp	8
reps	6
riel	4
rile	4
ripe	6
rips	6
rise	4
roes	4
roil	4
role	4
rope	6
rose	4
seis	4
sels	4
seps	6
sers	4
silo	4
sipe	6
sips	6
sire	4
sirs	4
slip	6
sloe	4
slop	6
soil	4
sole	4
soli	4
sols	4
sops	6
sore	4
sori	4
sris	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
isles	5
liers	5
lipos	7
lisps	7
loess	5
loper	7
lopes	7
lores	5
loris	5
loser	5
loses	5
oiler	5
oriel	5
orles	5
osier	5
pepos	9
peril	7
peris	7
perps	9
pesos	7
piers	7
piles	7
piper	9
pipes	9
pisos	7
plier	7
plies	7
plops	9
poise	7
poler	7
poles	7
polis	7
popes	9
pores	7
poser	7
poses	7
posse	7
preop	9
preps	9
press	7
pries	7
prise	7
priss	7
prole	7
props	9
prose	7
pross	7
reoil	5
repos	7
repps	9
riels	5
riles	5
ripes	7
rises	5
roils	5
roles	5
ropes	7
roses	5
silos	5
sipes	7
sires	5
slier	5
slipe	7
slips	7
sloes	5
slope	7
slops	7
soils	5
solei	5
soles	5
sorel	5
sores	5
speil	7
speir	7
spiel	7
spier	7
spies	7
spile	7
spire	7
spoil	7
spore	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
espoir	8
lessor	6
lipper	10
lisper	8
lopers	8
lopper	10
lories	6
losers	6
oilers	6
oriels	6
osiers	6
peplos	10
perils	8
pilose	8
pipers	10
pliers	8
plisse	8
poiser	8
poises	8
poleis	8
polers	8
polies	8
popsie	10
posers	8
posier	8
posies	8
preops	10
prises	8
proles	8
propel	10
proses	8
reoils	6
ripple	10
seisor	6
sipper	10
slipes	8
sloper	8
slopes	8
sorels	6
speils	8
speirs	8
spiels	8
spiers	8
spiles	8
spires	8
splore	8
spoils	8
spores	8
siloes	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
espoirs	9
lippers	11
lispers	9
loppers	11
loppier	11
lorises	7
oppress	11
pipless	11
plessor	9
poisers	9
popsies	11
propels	11
prossie	9
ripples	11
rissole	7
sippers	11
slipper	11
slopers	9
soppier	11
splores	9
spoiler	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
slippers	12
sloppier	12
spoilers	10

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
prolepsis	13