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Is ism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ism is a Scrabble US word. The word ism is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

I1S1M3

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Yes. The word ism is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

I1S1M3

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Yes. The word ism is a Words With Friends word. The word ism is worth 6 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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3-letter words (3 found)

ISM,MIS,SIM,

2-letter words (3 found)

IS,MI,SI,

You can make 6 words from ism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of ism

ism

Translingual

Symbol

ism

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Masimasi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Masimasi terms

English

Etymology

From the suffix -ism (“belief”), particularly (in the 19th century) in the sense of "social movement". Compare phobia, from -phobia, sophy, from -sophy, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪz.əm/
  • Rhymes: -ɪzəm

Noun

ism (plural isms)

  1. An ideology, system of thought, or practice that can be described by a word ending in -ism.
    Synonym: whateverism
  2. (specifically) A form of discrimination, such as racism or sexism.

Derived terms

  • isms and schisms

Translations

See also

  • ideology
  • ist
  • philosophy
  • wasm

Further reading

  • "isms" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 173.

Anagrams

  • IMS, IMs, MIS, MIs, MSI, SIM, Sim, mis-, sim

Abinomn

Noun

ism

  1. root (of a plant)

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic اِسْم (ism).

Noun

ism (plural ismát)

  1. name

References

  • Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 141

Tashelhit

Etymology

From Proto-Berber *(H)isVm-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *(ʔi-)sim-. Cognate with Arabic اسم (ism), Hebrew שם (shém) and Hausa sū́nā́

Noun

ism m (Tifinagh spelling ⵉⵙⵎ, plural ismawn)

  1. name

Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai اِسْم (ism, “name”), from Classical Persian اِسْم (ism, “name”), from Arabic اِسْم m (ism, “name”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɪsm/, [ʔsm]
  • Hyphenation: ism

Noun

ism (plural ismlar)

  1. name
  2. (grammar) noun

Declension

Synonyms

  • ot
  • nom

Source: wiktionary.org