Prothesis

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:14 pts9 letters

Definition of Prothesis

Noun

The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Greek (via Latin) sphaera (“sphere”) (without prothesis the word would have become *sfera).

Noun

The preparation and preliminary oblation of the Eucharistic bread and wine in the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches.
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Anagrams of Prothesis

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Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "prothesis":

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8-LETTER WORDS

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7-LETTER WORDS

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+1 Letter Anagrams

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