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Is autonym a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word autonym is a Scrabble US word. The word autonym is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is autonym a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word autonym is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

A1U1T1O1N1Y4M3

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7-letter words (1 found)

AUTONYM,

6-letter words (4 found)

AMOUNT,MOUTAN,OUTMAN,TOYMAN,

5-letter words (15 found)

ANOMY,ATOMY,ATONY,AUNTY,AYONT,MANTO,MANTY,MONTY,MOUNT,MUTON,NOTUM,NOYAU,TAUON,TOMAN,YAMUN,

4-letter words (33 found)

ATOM,AUNT,AUTO,MANO,MANY,MATY,MAUN,MAUT,MAYO,MOAN,MOAT,MONA,MONY,MOTU,MOYA,MUNT,MUON,MYNA,NAMU,NOMA,NOTA,NOUT,OATY,OUMA,OUTA,TONY,TOUN,TUAN,TUNA,TUNY,UNTO,YONT,YUAN,

3-letter words (43 found)

AMU,ANT,ANY,AYU,MAN,MAT,MAY,MNA,MOA,MON,MOT,MOU,MOY,MUN,MUT,NAM,NAT,NAY,NOM,NOT,NOY,NUT,NYM,OAT,OMA,ONY,OUT,TAM,TAN,TAO,TAU,TAY,TOM,TON,TOY,TUM,TUN,UTA,YAM,YOM,YON,YOU,YUM,

2-letter words (24 found)

AM,AN,AT,AY,MA,MO,MU,MY,NA,NO,NU,NY,OM,ON,OU,OY,TA,TO,UM,UN,UT,YA,YO,YU,

You can make 120 words from autonym according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of autonym

autonym

Etymology

From auto- (“self”) +‎ -onym (“name”).

Noun

autonym (plural autonyms)

  1. (taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
    Synonym: type variety
  2. (linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
    Synonyms: endonym, selfname, autoglossonym
    Antonyms: exonym, xenonym
  3. The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
    Antonyms: pseudonym, alias, pen name
  4. A work published under the author's true name.

Derived terms

  • autonymous

Related terms

  • demonym
  • ethnonym
  • glossonym

Translations

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʊ̯toˈnyːm]

Adjective

autonym (strong nominative masculine singular autonymer, not comparable)

  1. autonymous

Declension

Further reading

  • “autonym” in Duden online

Source: wiktionary.org