Definitions For Ecthlipsis

Noun

ECTHLIPSIS (plural ecthlipses) (phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel. (phonology) The elision of a final m, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, grc, ἔκθλιψις}}.

Is Ecthlipsis a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Ecthlipsis is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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