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Is familism a Scrabble word?

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

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Is familism a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4A1M3I1L1I1S1M3

Is familism a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word familism is a Words With Friends word. The word familism is worth 18 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

FAMILISM,

6-letter words (6 found)

FILMIS,FLAMMS,LIMMAS,MALISM,MISAIM,SIMIAL,

5-letter words (19 found)

ALIFS,FAILS,FILMI,FILMS,FLAMM,FLAMS,FLIMS,IMAMS,LIMAS,LIMMA,MAILS,MAIMS,MALIS,MALMS,MIASM,MILFS,MILIA,SALMI,SMALM,

4-letter words (32 found)

AILS,AIMS,ALFS,ALIF,ALMS,AMIS,FAIL,FILA,FILM,FILS,FLAM,FLIM,ILIA,IMAM,LAMS,LIAS,LIMA,MAIL,MAIM,MALI,MALM,MALS,MAMS,MILF,MILS,SAIL,SAIM,SIAL,SIMA,SIMI,SLAM,SLIM,

3-letter words (25 found)

AIL,AIM,AIS,ALF,ALS,AMI,FAS,FIL,IFS,ISM,LAM,LAS,LIS,MAL,MAM,MAS,MIL,MIM,MIS,SAI,SAL,SAM,SIF,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (13 found)

AI,AL,AM,AS,FA,IF,IS,LA,LI,MA,MI,MM,SI,

You can make 96 words from familism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of familism

familism

Etymology

From Latin familia +‎ -ism.

Noun

familism (usually uncountable, plural familisms)

  1. (religion, now historical) The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England. [from 16th c.]
  2. A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member. [from 19th c.]

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References

  • Kyriakos S. Markides, Manuel Miranda (1997) Minorities, Aging, and Health, page 282: “The cultural value of la familia or familism was first identified by Hispanic writers in the 1970s. Maldonado (1979) defines familism as the centrality of the family among its members.”
  • 1999, Webster's New World Dictionary, page 512 (definition of familism):
    "a form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member"

Source: wiktionary.org