periphrasis is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

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Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE)

The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
(linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
• Language learners sometimes use periphrases like "did go" where a native speaker would use "went".
(rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution).

periphrasis is a Scrabble valid word

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✓
• 18 points

periphrasis is an iScramble valid word

• The word is valid in iScramble ✓
• 66 points

periphrasis is an QuickWords valid word

• The word is valid in QuickWords ✓
• 66 points

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Same letters words (Anagrams)

• none

Same letters plus one

• none

Same letters minus one

• EPIPHRASIS