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Is miasma a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word miasma is a Scrabble US word. The word miasma is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

M3I1A1S1M3A1

Is miasma a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word miasma is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

M3I1A1S1M3A1

Is miasma a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word miasma is a Words With Friends word. The word miasma is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4I1A1S1M4A1

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6-letter words (1 found)

MIASMA,

5-letter words (5 found)

AMIAS,IMAMS,MAIMS,MAMAS,MIASM,

4-letter words (14 found)

AIAS,AIMS,AMAS,AMIA,AMIS,IMAM,MAAS,MAIM,MAMA,MAMS,MASA,SAIM,SAMA,SIMA,

3-letter words (16 found)

AAS,AIA,AIM,AIS,AMA,AMI,ISM,MAA,MAM,MAS,MIM,MIS,SAI,SAM,SIM,SMA,

2-letter words (9 found)

AA,AI,AM,AS,IS,MA,MI,MM,SI,

You can make 45 words from miasma according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of miasma

miasma

Etymology

First attested in 1665. From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain; pollution”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/
  • (US) enPR: mī-ăz'mə, mē- ăz'mə, IPA(key): /maɪˈæzmə/, /miˈæzmə/
  • Rhymes: -æzmə
  • Homophone: my asthma

Noun

miasma (plural miasmas or miasmata)

  1. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
  2. (figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:miasma.

Related terms

  • miasmatic

Translations

See also

  • malaria

Further reading

  • miasma theory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • miasma (Greek mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Masami, imaams

Dutch

Etymology

First attested in 1778. Borrowed from New Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌmiˈɑs.maː/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧as‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ɑsmaː

Noun

miasma n (plural miasmata or miasma's, diminutive miasmaatje n)

  1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
  2. (medicine, historical) miasma (emanation from rotting organic matter causing diseases)

Derived terms

  • miasmatisch

References

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɑsmɑ/, [ˈmiɑ̝s̠mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑsmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧as‧ma

Noun

miasma

  1. miasma
    Synonym: myrkkyhöyry

Declension

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “stain, pollution”).

Noun

miasma m (plural miasmi)

  1. miasma

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin miasma, from Ancient Greek μίασμα (míasma, “pollution”).

Pronunciation

Noun

miasma m (plural miasmas)

  1. miasma (noxious atmosphere or influence)
  2. (medicine, historical) miasma (noxious emanation from swamps that was thought to cause diseases)

Related terms

  • miasmático

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmjasma/ [ˈmjaz.ma]
  • Rhymes: -asma
  • Syllabification: mias‧ma

Noun

miasma m (plural miasmas)

  1. miasma

Further reading

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

Source: wiktionary.org