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Is chiasm a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chiasm is a Scrabble US word. The word chiasm is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1A1S1M3

Is chiasm a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chiasm is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

C3H4I1A1S1M3

Is chiasm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chiasm is a Words With Friends word. The word chiasm is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1A1S1M4

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6-letter words (2 found)

CHIASM,SIMCHA,

5-letter words (10 found)

CAMIS,CHAIS,CHAMS,CHASM,CHIAS,MACHI,MACHS,MICAS,MIHAS,MISCH,

4-letter words (29 found)

AHIS,AIMS,AMIS,ASCI,CAMI,CAMS,CASH,CHAI,CHAM,CHAS,CHIA,CHIS,HAMS,HIMS,ICHS,MACH,MACS,MASH,MICA,MICH,MICS,MIHA,SAIC,SAIM,SCAM,SHAM,SHIM,SICH,SIMA,

3-letter words (30 found)

ACH,AHI,AHS,AIM,AIS,AMI,ASH,CAM,CHA,CHI,CIS,HAM,HAS,HIC,HIM,HIS,ICH,ISH,ISM,MAC,MAS,MIC,MIS,SAC,SAI,SAM,SHA,SIC,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (13 found)

AH,AI,AM,AS,CH,HA,HI,HM,IS,MA,MI,SH,SI,

You can make 84 words from chiasm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chiasm

chiasm

Etymology

Latin; in sense 1, from chiasma, from Ancient Greek χίασμα (khiasma); in sense 2, from chiasmus, from Ancient Greek χιασμός (khiasmos "crossing, diagonal arrangement"), from χιάζειν (khiázein, “to mark with a chi”), from χ (kh, “chi”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɪ.æzəm/

Noun

chiasm (plural chiasms)

  1. Alternative form of chiasma
  2. Alternative form of chiasmus

Derived terms

  • optic chiasm

Translations

Anagrams

  • Michas, machis, samich, simcha

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French chiasme.

Noun

chiasm n (plural chiasme)

  1. (rhetoric) chiasmus

Declension


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