e 1 p 3 e 1 n 1 t 1 h 4 e 1 s 1 i 1 s 1
10 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier
originMiddle of 16th century: via Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ἐπένθεσις (epénthesis), from ἐπεντίθημι (epentíthēmi, “to insert”), from ἐπί (epí) + ἐντίθημι (entíthēmi, “to put in”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put, place”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- steepish 13
- sheeniest 12
- hipness 12
- sphenes 12
- sheenies 11
- pishes 11
- sphene 11
- thesps 11
- epeeists 10
- seepiest 10
- steepens 10
- ethenes 10