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Is autism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word autism is a Scrabble US word. The word autism is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

A1U1T1I1S1M3

Is autism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word autism is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

A1U1T1I1S1M3

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Yes. The word autism is a Words With Friends word. The word autism is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

A1U2T1I1S1M4

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6-letter words (1 found)

AUTISM,

5-letter words (8 found)

AITUS,MAIST,MAUTS,MUIST,MUSIT,MUTIS,TAMIS,TUISM,

4-letter words (31 found)

AIMS,AITS,AITU,AMIS,AMUS,ITAS,MAST,MASU,MATS,MAUT,MIST,MUST,MUTI,MUTS,SAIM,SATI,SAUT,SIMA,SMIT,SMUT,STIM,STUM,SUIT,SUMI,TAIS,TAMS,TAUS,TUIS,TUMS,UTAS,UTIS,

3-letter words (33 found)

AIM,AIS,AIT,AMI,AMU,ATS,ISM,ITA,ITS,MAS,MAT,MIS,MUS,MUT,SAI,SAM,SAT,SAU,SIM,SIT,SMA,SUI,SUM,TAI,TAM,TAS,TAU,TIS,TUI,TUM,UMS,UTA,UTS,

2-letter words (16 found)

AI,AM,AS,AT,IS,IT,MA,MI,MU,SI,ST,TA,TI,UM,US,UT,

You can make 89 words from autism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of autism

autism

Etymology

From German Autismus, coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, first usage dated to 1907 attributed by Carl Jung as an alternative of his for "auto-erotism", although Bleuler himself differentiates the terms in his book Dementia Praecox, first published 1911. From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ôʹtĭzəm, IPA(key): /ˈɔːtɪzəm/
  • (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑtɪzəm/
  • Hyphenation: aut‧ism

Noun

autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)

  1. (clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
    1. (broadly) Synonym of autism spectrum; a range of disorders.
  2. (clinical psychology, obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.
  4. (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory or self-deprecatory) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

Synonyms

  • (autism spectrum): autistic spectrum

Hypernyms

(the specific, instead of the generalized range):

  • autism (the generalized range, instead of the specific)
  • autism spectrum
  • autistic spectrum
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • neurodivergence
  • neurodiversity

Hyponyms

(autism spectrum):

  • Asperger syndrome / Asperger's syndrome / Asperger's / Asperger
  • autism (the specific, instead of the generalized form)

Coordinate terms

  • on the spectrum

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS
  • disability, handicap
  • mutism, selective mutism
  • special education
  • schizothymia
  • schizoid personality disorder
  • schizotypal personality disorder

References

Anagrams

  • Matsui, Tamsui, Tauism

Estonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈtism/, [ɑu̯ˈtʲisˑm̥]
  • Rhymes: -ism
  • Hyphenation: au‧tism

Noun

autism (genitive autismi, partitive autismi)

  1. autism
    Synonyms: autismispektri häired, ASH

Declension

References

  • “autism”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • “autism”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “autism”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • autism in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autisme.

Noun

autism n (uncountable)

  1. autism

Declension

Swedish

Noun

autism c

  1. autism

Declension

Related terms

References

  • autism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • autism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org