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

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

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8-letter words (3 found)

EMPTIONS,NEPOTISM,PIMENTOS,

7-letter words (18 found)

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6-letter words (41 found)

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5-letter words (100 found)

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4-letter words (129 found)

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3-letter words (75 found)

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2-letter words (28 found)

EM,EN,ES,ET,IN,IO,IS,IT,ME,MI,MO,NE,NO,OE,OI,OM,ON,OP,OS,PE,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 395 words from nepotism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of nepotism

nepotism

Etymology

Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/

Noun

nepotism (countable and uncountable, plural nepotisms)

  1. The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

Antonyms

  • meritocracy

Coordinate terms

  • cronyism (broadly synonymous)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • nepotistic
  • nepotistical

Translations

Further reading

  • nepotism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • pimentos

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French népotisme. By surface analysis, nepot +‎ -ism.

Noun

nepotism n (uncountable)

  1. nepotism

Related terms

  • nepoată
  • nepoțel
  • nepoțică
  • nepoție

Swedish

Noun

nepotism c

  1. nepotism
    Synonyms: svågerpolitik, vänskapskorruption

Declension

References

  • nepotism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • nepotism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • nepotism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org