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Is aphorism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word aphorism is a Scrabble US word. The word aphorism is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is aphorism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word aphorism is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

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Yes. The word aphorism is a Words With Friends word. The word aphorism is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (2 found)

APHORISM,MORPHIAS,

7-letter words (4 found)

MOHAIRS,MORPHIA,ORPHISM,ROMPISH,

6-letter words (24 found)

HARIMS,IHRAMS,IMPROS,MAHSIR,MARISH,MISHAP,MOHAIR,MOPISH,MORIAS,MORISH,MORPHS,OMRAHS,ORISHA,PARISH,PASHIM,PHARMS,PHAROS,PHASOR,POISHA,PORISM,PRIMAS,PRIMOS,RAPHIS,SHRIMP,

5-letter words (55 found)

AMIRS,APHIS,APISH,APISM,ARISH,ASPRO,HAIRS,HARIM,HARMS,HAROS,HARPS,HOARS,HOMAS,HORAS,HORIS,IHRAM,IMPRO,MAIRS,MARSH,MIHAS,MIROS,MOHRS,MOIRA,MORAS,MORIA,MORPH,OHIAS,OMRAH,OPAHS,PAIRS,PARIS,PASHM,PHARM,PIMAS,PRAMS,PRAOS,PRIMA,PRIMO,PRIMS,PRISM,PROAS,PROMS,PSOAI,PSORA,RAMIS,RAMPS,ROAMS,ROMPS,ROSHI,SAMPI,SAPOR,SHARP,SIMAR,SOPRA,SPAHI,

4-letter words (119 found)

AHIS,AIMS,AIRS,AMIR,AMIS,AMPS,APOS,APSO,ARIS,ARMS,HAIR,HAMS,HAOS,HAPS,HARM,HARO,HARP,HASP,HIMS,HIPS,HOAR,HOAS,HOIS,HOMA,HOMS,HOPS,HORA,HORI,HORS,IMPS,MAIR,MAPS,MARS,MASH,MHOS,MIHA,MIPS,MIRO,MIRS,MISO,MOAI,MOAS,MOHR,MOPS,MORA,MORS,MOSH,OARS,OHIA,OHMS,OMAS,OPAH,OPAS,OSAR,PAHS,PAIR,PAIS,PAMS,PARS,PASH,PHIS,PHOS,PIAS,PIMA,PIRS,PISH,PISO,POAS,POHS,POIS,POMS,POSH,PRAM,PRAO,PRIM,PROA,PROM,PROS,RAHS,RAIS,RAMI,RAMP,RAMS,RAPS,RASH,RASP,RHOS,RIAS,RIMA,RIMS,RIPS,RISP,ROAM,ROMA,ROMP,ROMS,SAIM,SAIR,SAMP,SARI,SHAM,SHIM,SHIP,SHIR,SHMO,SHOP,SHRI,SIMA,SIMP,SMIR,SOAP,SOAR,SOMA,SOPH,SORA,SORI,SPAM,SPAR,SPIM,

3-letter words (91 found)

AHI,AHS,AIM,AIR,AIS,AMI,AMP,APO,ARM,ARS,ASH,ASP,HAM,HAO,HAP,HAS,HIM,HIP,HIS,HOA,HOI,HOM,HOP,HOS,IMP,IOS,ISH,ISM,ISO,MAP,MAR,MAS,MHO,MIR,MIS,MOA,MOI,MOP,MOR,MOS,OAR,OHM,OHS,OIS,OMA,OMS,OPA,OPS,ORA,ORS,PAH,PAM,PAR,PAS,PHI,PHO,PIA,PIR,PIS,POA,POH,POI,POM,POS,PRO,PSI,RAH,RAI,RAM,RAP,RAS,RHO,RIA,RIM,RIP,ROM,SAI,SAM,SAP,SAR,SHA,SHO,SIM,SIP,SIR,SMA,SOH,SOM,SOP,SPA,SRI,

2-letter words (26 found)

AH,AI,AM,AR,AS,HA,HI,HM,HO,IO,IS,MA,MI,MO,OH,OI,OM,OP,OR,OS,PA,PI,PO,SH,SI,SO,

You can make 321 words from aphorism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of aphorism

aphorism

Etymology

From Middle French aphorisme, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”), from ἀφορίζω (aphorízō, “I define, mark off or determine”), from ἀπό (apó, “off”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “I divide, bound”), from ὅρος (hóros, “boundary”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zəm/, [ˈæf.ə.ɹɪ.zm̩]

Noun

aphorism (plural aphorisms)

  1. A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:saying

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Verb

aphorism (third-person singular simple present aphorisms, present participle aphorisming, simple past and past participle aphorismed)

  1. To speak or write aphorisms.

Further reading

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

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