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

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

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10-letter words (1 found)

HISTRIONIC,

8-letter words (7 found)

CROSTINI,HISTORIC,HISTRION,ORCHITIS,ORNITHIC,RHINITIC,RHINITIS,

7-letter words (23 found)

CHINOIS,CHITINS,CHITONS,CHORIST,CISTRON,CITRINS,CITRONS,CORNIST,CORTINS,CRONISH,HISTRIO,HORNIST,INCISOR,IRONIST,NOIRISH,NORITIC,OSTRICH,ROINISH,ROTINIS,SORITIC,STICHOI,THIONIC,TIRONIC,

6-letter words (41 found)

CHINOS,CHINTS,CHIROS,CHIRTS,CHITIN,CHITON,CHOIRS,CITRIN,CITRON,CORTIN,CRITHS,HOISIN,ICHORS,INTROS,IONICS,IRITIC,IRITIS,IRONIC,NICHTS,NICISH,NITRIC,NITROS,NORTHS,ONIRIC,ORCHIS,ORCINS,RHINOS,RHOTIC,RICHTS,RICINS,ROTINI,SNITCH,STRICH,THORIC,THORNS,TOCSIN,TONICS,TONISH,TORICS,TROCHI,TRONCS,

5-letter words (82 found)

CHINO,CHINS,CHIRO,CHIRT,CHITS,CHOIR,CHONS,CIONS,COINS,COIRS,COITS,CORNI,CORNS,COTHS,CRIOS,CRITH,CRITS,CRONS,CROST,HINTS,HIOIS,HOIST,HORIS,HORNS,HORST,ICHOR,ICONS,INTIS,INTRO,IONIC,IRONS,NICHT,NITRO,NOIRS,NORIS,NORTH,NOTCH,OINTS,ONTIC,ORCIN,ORNIS,RHINO,RICHT,RICIN,RIOTS,RISHI,ROINS,ROIST,RONTS,ROSHI,ROSIN,ROSIT,ROSTI,ROTCH,ROTIS,SCION,SCORN,SHIRT,SHORN,SHORT,SICHT,SIRIH,SIROC,SNIRT,SNORT,SONIC,STICH,STOIC,THINS,THORN,TIROS,TONIC,TORCH,TORCS,TORIC,TORII,TORSI,TRINS,TRIOS,TROIS,TRONC,TRONS,

4-letter words (106 found)

CHIN,CHIS,CHIT,CHON,CION,CIST,CITO,CITS,COIN,COIR,COIT,CONI,CONS,CORN,CORS,COSH,COST,COTH,COTS,CRIS,CRIT,CRON,HINS,HINT,HIOI,HISN,HIST,HITS,HOIS,HONS,HORI,HORN,HORS,HOST,HOTS,ICHS,ICON,INCH,INRO,INTI,INTO,IONS,IRIS,IRON,ISIT,ITCH,NISH,NISI,NITS,NOIR,NORI,NOSH,OINT,ONST,ORCS,ORTS,OTIC,RHOS,RICH,RINS,RIOT,RITS,ROCH,ROCS,ROIN,RONT,ROST,ROTI,ROTS,SCOT,SHIN,SHIR,SHIT,SHOT,SHRI,SICH,SINH,SIRI,SITH,SNIT,SNOT,SORI,SORN,SORT,SOTH,STIR,THIN,THIO,THIR,THIS,THON,THRO,TICH,TICS,TINS,TIRO,TOCS,TONS,TORC,TORI,TORN,TORS,TOSH,TRIN,TRIO,TRON,

3-letter words (59 found)

CHI,CIS,CIT,CON,COR,COS,COT,HIC,HIN,HIS,HIT,HOC,HOI,HON,HOS,HOT,ICH,INS,ION,IOS,ISH,ISO,ITS,NIS,NIT,NOH,NOR,NOS,NOT,NTH,OCH,OHS,OIS,ONS,ORC,ORS,ORT,RHO,RIN,RIT,ROC,ROT,SHO,SIC,SIN,SIR,SIT,SOC,SOH,SON,SOT,SRI,THO,TIC,TIN,TIS,TOC,TON,TOR,

2-letter words (19 found)

CH,HI,HO,IN,IO,IS,IT,NO,OH,OI,ON,OR,OS,SH,SI,SO,ST,TI,TO,

You can make 338 words from histrionic according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of histrionic

histrionic

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting; scurrilous, shameful; wretched”), from Latin histriōnicus (“pertaining to acting and the theatre”), from histriō (“actor, player”) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). By surface analysis, histrion +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiːˈɒnɪk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /hɪstɹiˈɑnɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɒnɪk
  • Hyphenation: his‧tri‧on‧ic

Adjective

histrionic (comparative more histrionic, superlative most histrionic)

  1. Of or relating to actors or acting.
    Synonyms: actorish, actressy, dramatic, theatrical
  2. (by extension) Excessively dramatic or emotional, especially with the intention to draw attention.
    Synonyms: melodramatic, overdramatic, sensationalized, stagy

Alternative forms

  • histrionick (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • histrion (obsolete)
  • histrionism
  • histrionize (rare)

Translations

References

Further reading

  • histrionic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French histrionique.

Adjective

histrionic m or n (feminine singular histrionică, masculine plural histrionici, feminine and neuter plural histrionice)

  1. histrionic

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Source: wiktionary.org