Is “Aphesis” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
APHESIS
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Aphesis

/ˈæf.ə.sɪs/

noun
  1. 1.The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.

    The word "scarp" is derived from "escarp" by aphesis.

Synonyms: procope