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Yes. The word altruism is a Scrabble US word. The word altruism is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word altruism is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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8-letter words (3 found)

ALTRUISM,MURALIST,ULTRAISM,

7-letter words (8 found)

ATRIUMS,MATSURI,MISTRAL,RAMTILS,RITUALS,SIMULAR,TRISULA,ULTIMAS,

6-letter words (31 found)

AMRITS,ARMILS,ATRIUM,AUMILS,AURIST,AUTISM,LARUMS,LITMUS,LUSTRA,MALIST,MAURIS,MIAULS,MISTAL,MITRAL,MURALS,MURTIS,RAMTIL,RAMULI,RITUAL,RUMALS,SITULA,SMALTI,STRUMA,TRAILS,TRIALS,TRISUL,TRUISM,ULTIMA,ULTRAS,URALIS,URIALS,

5-letter words (90 found)

AIRTS,AITUS,ALIST,ALUMS,AMIRS,AMRIT,ARILS,ARMIL,ARTIS,ARUMS,ASTIR,AUMIL,AURIS,LAIRS,LARIS,LARUM,LATUS,LIARS,LIART,LIMAS,LIRAS,LITAS,LUMAS,MAILS,MAIRS,MAIST,MALIS,MALTS,MALUS,MARLS,MARTS,MAULS,MAURI,MAUTS,MIAUL,MILTS,MUILS,MUIRS,MUIST,MURAL,MURAS,MURLS,MURTI,MUSAR,MUSIT,MUTIS,RAILS,RAITS,RAMIS,RAMUS,RATUS,RIALS,RIMUS,RUMAL,RUSMA,SALMI,SALUT,SAULT,SIMAR,SIMUL,SITAR,SLART,SLUIT,SMALT,SMART,STAIR,STRIA,STRIM,STRUM,STULM,SURAL,SURAT,SUTRA,TAILS,TALUS,TAMIS,TARSI,TIARS,TIRLS,TRAIL,TRAMS,TRIAL,TRIMS,TUISM,TULSI,TURMS,ULTRA,UMRAS,URALI,URIAL,

4-letter words (131 found)

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3-letter words (69 found)

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2-letter words (21 found)

AI,AL,AM,AR,AS,AT,IS,IT,LA,LI,MA,MI,MU,SI,ST,TA,TI,UM,UR,US,UT,

You can make 353 words from altruism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of altruism

altruism

Alternative forms

  • altruïsm

Etymology

From French altruisme, which was coined in 1830 by Auguste Comte from autrui (“of or to others”) +‎ -isme, from Old French, from Latin alteri, dative of alter (“other”) (whence also English alter). Apparently inspired by the French Latin legal phrase l’autrui, from le bien, le droit d’autrui (“the good, the right of the other”). Introduced into English by George Henry Lewes in 1853, in his translation Comte’s Philosophy of the Sciences, 1, xxi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæl.tɹu.ɪz.əm/

Noun

altruism (countable and uncountable, plural altruisms)

  1. Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness.
    Synonyms: selflessness, philanthropy
    Antonyms: egoism, selfishness, misanthropy
  2. (biology, sociobiology) Action or behaviour that benefits another or others at some cost to the performer.
    Synonym: philanthropy

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • agape (“spiritual love for others”)
  • bell the cat
  • brotherly love
  • misandry (“hatred of males”)
  • misogyny (“hatred of females”)
  • selflessness

References

Further reading

  • altruism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “altruism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “altruism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • muralist, traulism, ultraism

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French altruisme.

Noun

altruism n (uncountable)

  1. altruism

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌaltrɵˈɪsm/

Noun

altruism c

  1. altruism

Declension

Related terms

  • altruistisk
  • altruist

References

  • altruism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • altruism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • altruism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org