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Is initialism a Scrabble word?

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

I1N1I1T1I1A1L1I1S1M3

Is initialism a Scrabble UK word?

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

I1N1I1T1I1A1L1I1S1M3

Is initialism a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word initialism is a Words With Friends word. The word initialism is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2I1T1I1A1L2I1S1M4

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10-letter words (1 found)

INITIALISM,

9-letter words (1 found)

LAMINITIS,

8-letter words (2 found)

INITIALS,MILITIAS,

7-letter words (7 found)

ANIMIST,INITIAL,INTIMAL,INTIMAS,MILITIA,MISLAIN,SANTIMI,

6-letter words (22 found)

ANIMIS,INSTAL,INSTIL,INTIMA,ISATIN,LIMANS,LIMINA,LIMITS,MALIST,MANTIS,MASLIN,MATINS,MISLIT,MISTAL,SAIMIN,SAMITI,SANTIM,SIMIAL,SIMIAN,SIMLIN,SMALTI,TAMINS,

5-letter words (44 found)

ALIST,AMINS,ANILS,ANIMI,ANTIS,INTIL,INTIS,LANTS,LIMAN,LIMAS,LIMIT,LIMNS,LINTS,LITAI,LITAS,MAILS,MAINS,MAIST,MALIS,MALTS,MANIS,MATIN,MILIA,MILTS,MINAS,MINIS,MINTS,MITIS,NAILS,NATIS,SAINT,SALMI,SATIN,SLAIN,SLANT,SMALT,SNAIL,STAIN,TAILS,TAINS,TAMIN,TAMIS,TIANS,TINAS,

4-letter words (82 found)

AILS,AIMS,AINS,AITS,ALIT,ALMS,ALTS,AMIN,AMIS,ANIL,ANIS,ANTI,ANTS,ILIA,INIA,INTI,ISIT,ISNA,ITAS,LAIN,LAMS,LANT,LAST,LATI,LATS,LIAS,LIMA,LIMN,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITS,MAIL,MAIN,MALI,MALS,MALT,MANI,MANS,MAST,MATS,MILS,MILT,MINA,MINI,MINT,MIST,MNAS,NAIL,NAMS,NATS,NILS,NIMS,NISI,NITS,SAIL,SAIM,SAIN,SALT,SANT,SATI,SIAL,SILT,SIMA,SIMI,SLAM,SLAT,SLIM,SLIT,SMIT,SNIT,STIM,TAIL,TAIN,TAIS,TALI,TAMS,TANS,TIAN,TILS,TINA,TINS,

3-letter words (52 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,AIS,AIT,ALS,ALT,AMI,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATS,INS,ISM,ITA,ITS,LAM,LAS,LAT,LIN,LIS,LIT,MAL,MAN,MAS,MAT,MIL,MIS,MNA,NAM,NAS,NAT,NIL,NIM,NIS,NIT,SAI,SAL,SAM,SAN,SAT,SIM,SIN,SIT,SMA,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAS,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (18 found)

AI,AL,AM,AN,AS,AT,IN,IS,IT,LA,LI,MA,MI,NA,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 229 words from initialism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of initialism

initialism

Etymology

From initial +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈnɪʃəlɪzəm/

Noun

initialism (plural initialisms)

  1. (linguistics) A term formed from the initial letters of several words or parts of words, which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
  2. (linguistics) The process of forming words or terms using initial letters of other words.

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See also

  • abbreviation
  • acronym
  • TLA
  • Category:English shortenings
  • abecedism

Further reading

  • initialism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “initialism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • “initialism”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • initialism, acronym, abbreviation, shortening, abecedism at Google Ngram Viewer

Source: wiktionary.org