emphasis


emphasis - noun

  • special importance or significance
  • intensity or forcefulness of expression
  • special and significant stress by means of position or repetition e.g.
  • the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

    • emphasis - thesaurus

    accent   stress   vehemence  


    View spelling list ph words - set 2 and learn about the word emphasis in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2.

    Scrabble score for emphasis

    e is 1 m is 3 p is 3 h is 4 a is 1 s is 1 i is 1 s is 1
    Scrabble score = 15

    Please note that scrabble only allows seven tiles to be placed at once.

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