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LITOTES
Litotes (noun) — understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
“saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes”
Litotes is a valid 7-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble (and Words With Friends letter values vary). Below are its anagrams and the shorter words hidden inside it.