phoresy
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- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
/fəˈɹiː.si/
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/fəˈɹiː.si/ · /ˈfɔː.ɹəs.i/ · /ˈfɔɹ.əs.i/
Definition of phoresy
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- An association between two organisms in which one (e.g. a mite) travels on the body of another, without being a parasite.
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Etymology
From French phorésie, from Ancient Greek φόρησις (phórēsis, “wearing, garment”), from φορέω (phoréō, “I wear, I bear”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix). See -phore.
Words you can make from phoresy
153 playable · top: HYPERS (14 pts)
Best play hypers 14 points6-letter words
7 words5-letter words
34 words- HYPER 13 pts
- HYPES 13 pts
- HYPOS 13 pts
- SOPHY 13 pts
- HORSY 11 pts
- HOSEY 11 pts
- SHYER 11 pts
- EPHOR 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- PHEOS 10 pts
- POESY 10 pts
- POSEY 10 pts
- PREYS 10 pts
- PROSY 10 pts
- PYRES 10 pts
- PYROS 10 pts
- ROPEY 10 pts
- SEPOY 10 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- OYERS 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- YORES 8 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
4-letter words
50 words- HYPE 12 pts
- HYPO 12 pts
- HYPS 12 pts
- SYPH 12 pts
- HOYS 10 pts
- ESPY 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- PEHS 9 pts
- PHEO 9 pts
- PHOS 9 pts
- POSH 9 pts
- POSY 9 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYES 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- PYRO 9 pts
- ROPY 9 pts
- SHOP 9 pts
- SOPH 9 pts
- SPRY 9 pts
- YEPS 9 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- OYES 7 pts
- RESH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- ROSY 7 pts
- RYES 7 pts
- SHOE 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- PROS 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- REPS 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- ROES 4 pts
- ROSE 4 pts
- SORE 4 pts
3-letter words
43 words- HYP 11 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- SHY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- HOP 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHO 8 pts
- POH 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- SOY 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- PRO 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
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