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Is ageism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ageism is a Scrabble US word. The word ageism is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is ageism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ageism is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is ageism a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word ageism is a Words With Friends word. The word ageism is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

AGEISM,IMAGES,

5-letter words (9 found)

AEGIS,AGISM,AMIES,EGMAS,GAMES,IMAGE,MAGES,MAISE,SIGMA,

4-letter words (29 found)

AGES,AIMS,AMES,AMIE,AMIS,EGIS,EGMA,GAES,GAME,GAMS,GEMS,GIES,GISM,MAES,MAGE,MAGI,MAGS,MASE,MEGA,MEGS,MESA,MIGS,MISE,SAGE,SAIM,SAME,SEAM,SEMI,SIMA,

3-letter words (32 found)

AGE,AGS,AIM,AIS,AME,AMI,EAS,EMS,GAE,GAM,GAS,GEM,GIE,GIS,ISM,MAE,MAG,MAS,MEG,MES,MIG,MIS,SAE,SAG,SAI,SAM,SEA,SEG,SEI,SIG,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (14 found)

AE,AG,AI,AM,AS,EA,EM,ES,GI,IS,MA,ME,MI,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 87 words from ageism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ageism

ageism

Alternative forms

  • agism (less common and sometimes deprecated)

Etymology

age +‎ -ism. Coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪzm̩/, /ˈeɪd͡ʒ.ɪz.əm/
  • Hyphenation: age‧ism

Noun

ageism (countable and uncountable, plural ageisms)

  1. The treating of a person or people, especially youth or seniors, differently from others based on assumptions, prejudices or/and stereotypes relating to their age.
  2. Bias against older adults (typically those in their sixties or older, but other times even younger if not even before middle-age).
  3. Bias, hatred, bigotry and prejudice against age differences in other people's relationships, whether romantic or platonic.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • youthism

Coordinate terms

Related terms

  • age
  • ageist

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ageism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • Giemsa, Megias, gamies, images

Source: wiktionary.org