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Is hegemony a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hegemony is a Scrabble US word. The word hegemony is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

H4E1G2E1M3O1N1Y4

Is hegemony a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hegemony is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

H4E1G2E1M3O1N1Y4

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

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8-letter words (1 found)

HEGEMONY,

7-letter words (1 found)

HEGEMON,

6-letter words (4 found)

GEMONY,GENOME,MYOGEN,YEOMEN,

5-letter words (12 found)

EMONG,ENEMY,GENOM,GNOME,HENGE,HOGEN,HOMEY,HONEY,HYMEN,MENGE,MONEY,YOGEE,

4-letter words (25 found)

EYEN,EYNE,GENE,GHEE,GOEY,GONE,GYNO,HEME,HOME,HOMY,HONE,HONG,HYEN,HYMN,MENE,MENG,MENO,MONG,MONY,NEEM,NOME,OGEE,OMEN,YGOE,YOGH,

3-letter words (52 found)

EEN,EGO,EME,EMO,ENE,ENG,EON,EYE,GEE,GEM,GEN,GEO,GEY,GOE,GON,GOY,GYM,HEM,HEN,HEY,HOE,HOG,HOM,HON,HOY,HYE,MEE,MEG,MEH,MEN,MHO,MOE,MOG,MON,MOY,NEE,NEG,NOG,NOH,NOM,NOY,NYE,NYM,OHM,ONE,ONY,OYE,YEH,YEN,YGO,YOM,YON,

2-letter words (21 found)

EE,EH,EM,EN,GO,HE,HM,HO,ME,MO,MY,NE,NO,NY,OE,OH,OM,ON,OY,YE,YO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 117 words from hegemony according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hegemony

hegemony

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμονία (hēgemonía, “supremacy or leadership, chief command”), from ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn, “a leader, guide, commander, chief”), from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”). Early 19th-century usage influenced by German Hegemonie.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/, /hɪˈɡɛm.ə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /hɪˈd͡ʒɛm.ə.ni/, /ˈhɛd͡ʒ.ə.moʊ.ni/

Noun

hegemony (countable and uncountable, plural hegemonies)

  1. (formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
  2. Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.

Derived terms

  • hegemonism
  • hegemonist
  • hegemonize

Related terms

  • hegemon
  • hegemonic

Translations

Further reading

  • “hegemony”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “hegemony”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • "hegemony" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 144.

Source: wiktionary.org