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Is EMPHASIS a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list EMPHASIS is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
15168

What does EMPHASIS mean?

  1. nounspecial importance or significance
  2. nounintensity or forcefulness of expression
  3. nounspecial and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for EMPHASIS

Add a letter to make a new word: EMPHASISE.

Anagrams of EMPHASIS

Words inside EMPHASIS

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up EMPHASIS in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is EMPHASIS a Scrabble word?

EMPHASIS is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is EMPHASIS worth?

EMPHASIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does EMPHASIS mean?

Special importance or significance.