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Is melisma a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word melisma is a Scrabble US word. The word melisma is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

M3E1L1I1S1M3A1

Is melisma a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word melisma is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

M3E1L1I1S1M3A1

Is melisma a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word melisma is a Words With Friends word. The word melisma is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4E1L2I1S1M4A1

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7-letter words (2 found)

LAMMIES,MELISMA,

6-letter words (11 found)

EMAILS,LAMMIE,LEMMAS,LIMMAS,MAILES,MALISM,MAMIES,MESAIL,MESIAL,SAMIEL,SAMMIE,

5-letter words (31 found)

AISLE,ALMES,AMIES,EMAIL,EMMAS,IMAMS,LAMES,LEAMS,LEMMA,LIMAS,LIMES,LIMMA,MAILE,MAILS,MAIMS,MAISE,MALES,MALIS,MALMS,MAMIE,MEALS,MELAS,MESAL,MIASM,MILES,MIMES,SALMI,SAMEL,SLIME,SMALM,SMILE,

4-letter words (55 found)

AILS,AIMS,ALES,ALME,ALMS,AMES,AMIE,AMIS,ELMS,EMMA,ILEA,IMAM,ISLE,LAME,LAMS,LASE,LEAM,LEAS,LEIS,LIAS,LIES,LIMA,LIME,MAES,MAIL,MAIM,MALE,MALI,MALM,MALS,MAMS,MASE,MEAL,MELA,MELS,MEMS,MESA,MILE,MILS,MIME,MISE,SAIL,SAIM,SALE,SAME,SEAL,SEAM,SEIL,SEMI,SIAL,SILE,SIMA,SLAE,SLAM,SLIM,

3-letter words (38 found)

AIL,AIM,AIS,ALE,ALS,AME,AMI,EAS,ELM,ELS,EMS,ISM,LAM,LAS,LEA,LEI,LES,LIE,LIS,MAE,MAL,MAM,MAS,MEL,MEM,MES,MIL,MIM,MIS,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAM,SEA,SEI,SEL,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (17 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AS,EA,EL,EM,ES,IS,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,MM,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 155 words from melisma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of melisma

melisma

Alternative forms

  • melism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλισμα (mélisma, “song”), from μελίζω (melízō, “(I) sing, modulate; (I) celebrate in song”), from μέλος (mélos, “song, tune, melody; limb, part; member”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /məˈlɪzmə/

Noun

melisma (countable and uncountable, plural melismas or melismata)

  1. (music, countable) A passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text.
  2. (music, uncountable) The use of such passages.

Translations

References

  • “melisma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • lammies

Czech

Noun

melisma n

  1. (music) melisma

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • melisma in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • melisma in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: me‧lis‧ma

Noun

melisma m (plural melismas)

  1. (music) melisma (a passage of several notes sung to one syllable of text)

Spanish

Noun

melisma m (plural melismas)

  1. melisma

Further reading

  • “melisma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org