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APHERESIS

9 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

APHERESIS is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

Word family

APHERESES 11 APHAERESIS 11
noun
  1. CanadaUScountablerhetoricuncountableElision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial.
  2. CanadaUScountablespecificuncountableThe removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
  3. CanadaUScountablegeneralobsoleteuncountableExtirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.