prophases
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Definition of prophases
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
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noun
- The actual reasons for going to war. These may differ from proschemata, the pretexts offered to the public.
- (form-of, plural)plural of prophase
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Etymology
Ancient Greek πρόφασις (próphasis, “pretense, pretext, excuse”), first popularized by Thucydides, who attempted to discern Athens' alethestate prophasis, or "truest reason" for waging war on Sparta in the Peloponnesian War.
Words you can make from prophases
200+ playable · top: PROPHASE (15 pts)
Best play prophase 15 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
47 words- HOPPER 13 pts
- SHOPPE 13 pts
- EPHORS 11 pts
- HOPERS 11 pts
- PASHES 11 pts
- PHAROS 11 pts
- PHASER 11 pts
- PHASES 11 pts
- PHRASE 11 pts
- POSHER 11 pts
- RAPHES 11 pts
- SERAPH 11 pts
- SHAPER 11 pts
- SHAPES 11 pts
- SHARPS 11 pts
- SHERPA 11 pts
- APPOSE 10 pts
- PAPERS 10 pts
- PREOPS 10 pts
- SAPPER 10 pts
- AHORSE 9 pts
- ASHORE 9 pts
- HOARSE 9 pts
- HORSES 9 pts
- HOSERS 9 pts
- RASHES 9 pts
- SHARES 9 pts
- SHEARS 9 pts
- SHOERS 9 pts
- SHORES 9 pts
- ASPERS 8 pts
- OPERAS 8 pts
- PAREOS 8 pts
- PARSES 8 pts
- PASEOS 8 pts
- PASSER 8 pts
- POSERS 8 pts
- PRASES 8 pts
- PROSES 8 pts
- REPASS 8 pts
- SAPORS 8 pts
- SOAPER 8 pts
- SPARES 8 pts
- SPARSE 8 pts
- SPEARS 8 pts
- SPORES 8 pts
- SEROSA 6 pts
5-letter words
89 words- EPHAS 10 pts
- EPHOR 10 pts
- HARPS 10 pts
- HASPS 10 pts
- HEAPS 10 pts
- HOPER 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- OPAHS 10 pts
- PHASE 10 pts
- PHEOS 10 pts
- RAPHE 10 pts
- SHAPE 10 pts
- SHARP 10 pts
- SHOPS 10 pts
- SOPHS 10 pts
- PAPER 9 pts
- PEPOS 9 pts
- PERPS 9 pts
- POPES 9 pts
- PREOP 9 pts
- PREPS 9 pts
- PROPS 9 pts
- REPPS 9 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- HARES 8 pts
- HEARS 8 pts
- HEROS 8 pts
- HOARS 8 pts
- HOERS 8 pts
- HORAS 8 pts
- HORSE 8 pts
- HOSER 8 pts
- HOSES 8 pts
- RHEAS 8 pts
- SHARE 8 pts
- SHEAR 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SHERO 8 pts
- SHOER 8 pts
- SHOES 8 pts
- SHORE 8 pts
- APERS 7 pts
- APRES 7 pts
- APSES 7 pts
- ASPER 7 pts
- OPERA 7 pts
- PAREO 7 pts
- PARES 7 pts
- PARSE 7 pts
- PASEO 7 pts
- PASES 7 pts
- PASSE 7 pts
- PEARS 7 pts
- PESOS 7 pts
- PORES 7 pts
- POSER 7 pts
- POSES 7 pts
- POSSE 7 pts
- PRAOS 7 pts
- PRASE 7 pts
- PRESA 7 pts
- PRESS 7 pts
- PROAS 7 pts
- PROSE 7 pts
- PROSS 7 pts
- PSOAE 7 pts
- PSOAS 7 pts
- RAPES 7 pts
- RASPS 7 pts
- REAPS 7 pts
- REPOS 7 pts
- ROPES 7 pts
- SAPOR 7 pts
- SOAPS 7 pts
- SPAES 7 pts
- SPARE 7 pts
- SPARS 7 pts
- SPEAR 7 pts
- SPORE 7 pts
- AROSE 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- OASES 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- ROSES 5 pts
- SAROS 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SOARS 5 pts
- SORAS 5 pts
- SORES 5 pts
4-letter words
45 words- EPHA 9 pts
- HAPS 9 pts
- HARP 9 pts
- HASP 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HEPS 9 pts
- HOPE 9 pts
- HOPS 9 pts
- OPAH 9 pts
- APPS 8 pts
- PAPS 8 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HERS 7 pts
- HOAR 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOES 7 pts
- HORA 7 pts
- HOSE 7 pts
- HOSS 7 pts
- APER 6 pts
- APES 6 pts
- APOS 6 pts
- APSE 6 pts
- ASPS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OPAS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- PARE 6 pts
- PARS 6 pts
- AERO 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- AROS 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- EROS 4 pts
- OARS 4 pts
- ORES 4 pts
- OSAR 4 pts
- OSES 4 pts
- OSSA 4 pts
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