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

A1S1T1E1I1S1M3

Is asteism a Scrabble UK word?

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

A1S1T1E1I1S1M3

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7-letter words (6 found)

ASTEISM,MISEATS,MISSEAT,SAMIEST,SAMITES,TAMISES,

6-letter words (16 found)

AMISES,MAISES,MAISTS,MATIES,MISATE,MISEAT,MISSAE,MISSET,SAMITE,SIESTA,SMITES,STEAMS,STIMES,TAMISE,TASSIE,TMESIS,

5-letter words (45 found)

AMIES,AMISS,ASSET,EASTS,EMITS,ITEMS,MAISE,MAIST,MASES,MASSE,MASTS,MATES,MEATS,MESAS,METIS,MISES,MISSA,MISTS,MITES,SAIMS,SAIST,SAMES,SATEM,SATES,SATIS,SEAMS,SEATS,SEISM,SEMIS,SIMAS,SISTA,SITES,SMITE,SMITS,STEAM,STEMS,STIES,STIME,STIMS,TAMES,TAMIS,TASES,TASSE,TEAMS,TIMES,

4-letter words (63 found)

AIMS,AITS,AMES,AMIE,AMIS,ATES,EAST,EATS,EMIT,ESTS,ETAS,ISMS,ITAS,ITEM,MAES,MASE,MASS,MAST,MATE,MATS,MEAT,MESA,MESS,META,METS,MISE,MISS,MIST,MITE,SAIM,SAIS,SAME,SAMS,SATE,SATI,SEAM,SEAS,SEAT,SEIS,SEMI,SETA,SETS,SIES,SIMA,SIMS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SMIT,STEM,STIE,STIM,TAES,TAIS,TAME,TAMS,TASE,TASS,TEAM,TEAS,TEMS,TIES,TIME,

3-letter words (42 found)

AIM,AIS,AIT,AME,AMI,ASS,ATE,ATS,EAS,EAT,EMS,ESS,EST,ETA,ISM,ITA,ITS,MAE,MAS,MAT,MES,MET,MIS,SAE,SAI,SAM,SAT,SEA,SEI,SET,SIM,SIS,SIT,SMA,TAE,TAI,TAM,TAS,TEA,TES,TIE,TIS,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AM,AS,AT,EA,EM,ES,ET,IS,IT,MA,ME,MI,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 192 words from asteism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of asteism

asteism

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), from ἄστυ (ástu, “town”). Compare Greek αστεϊσμός (asteïsmós).

Noun

asteism (countable and uncountable, plural asteisms)

  1. Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another.

See also

  • asteistic
  • Backhanded compliment on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • miseats, misseat, samites, tamises

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French astéisme.

Noun

asteism n (plural asteisme)

  1. asteism

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org