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Yes. The word anaclisis is a Scrabble US word. The word anaclisis is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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9-letter words (1 found)

ANACLISIS,

8-letter words (1 found)

SALICINS,

7-letter words (11 found)

ANCILIA,ASCIANS,CASSINA,INCISAL,LACINIA,LIASSIC,SALICIN,SALINAS,SANCAIS,SILICAS,SINICAL,

6-letter words (18 found)

AALIIS,ANISIC,ASCIAN,ASSAIL,CANALS,CASINI,CASSIA,LANAIS,LIANAS,LINACS,NASALS,NASIAL,SALINA,SANCAI,SCAILS,SIALIC,SILICA,SNAILS,

5-letter words (38 found)

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4-letter words (44 found)

AALS,ACAI,AIAS,AILS,AINS,ALAN,ALAS,ANAL,ANAS,ANIL,ANIS,ANSA,ASCI,CAAS,CAIN,CALS,CANS,CASA,CLAN,ILIA,INIA,ISNA,LACS,LAIC,LAIN,LANA,LASS,LIAS,LINS,NAIL,NALA,NILS,NISI,SACS,SAIC,SAIL,SAIN,SAIS,SALS,SANS,SCAN,SIAL,SICS,SINS,

3-letter words (31 found)

AAL,AAS,AIA,AIL,AIN,AIS,ALA,ALS,ANA,ANI,ANS,ASS,CAA,CAL,CAN,CIS,INS,LAC,LAS,LIN,LIS,NAS,NIL,NIS,SAC,SAI,SAL,SAN,SIC,SIN,SIS,

2-letter words (11 found)

AA,AI,AL,AN,AS,IN,IS,LA,LI,NA,SI,

You can make 155 words from anaclisis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of anaclisis

anaclisis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλισις (anáklisis), intended as a calque of German Anlehnung.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌænəˈklaɪsɪs/

Noun

anaclisis (plural anaclises)

  1. (psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.

Synonyms

  • anaclitism

References

  • "anaclisis". Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
  • Laplanche, J. and Pontalis, J.-B. (1973). The Language of Psycho-Analysis. W. W. Norton and Company. →ISBN, entry: "Anaclisis; Anaclitic (or Attachment)".

Source: wiktionary.org