parenthesis

NOUN /pə'rɛnθɪsɪs/
11 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH P

parenthesis is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3A1R1E1N1T1H4E1S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING

What does parenthesis mean?

NOUN · 2 SENSES
1

A message that departs from the main subject.

SYNONYMS
ASIDEDIGRESSIONDIVAGATIONEXCURSUS
BROADER
CONTENTMESSAGESUBJECT MATTERSUBSTANCE
RELATED
PARENTHETICPARENTHETICAL
2

Either of two punctuation marks (or) used to enclose textual material.

BROADER
PUNCTUATIONPUNCTUATION MARK
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of parenthesis

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS
INTERPHASES16

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