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Is onanism a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word onanism is a Scrabble US word. The word onanism is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

O1N1A1N1I1S1M3

Is onanism a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word onanism is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

O1N1A1N1I1S1M3

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

O1N2A1N2I1S1M4

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7-letter words (3 found)

AMNIONS,MANSION,ONANISM,

6-letter words (7 found)

AMINOS,AMNION,AMNIOS,ANIONS,NANISM,NASION,NOMINA,

5-letter words (17 found)

AMINO,AMINS,AMNIO,ANION,MAINS,MANIS,MANOS,MASON,MINAS,MINOS,MOANS,MONAS,NANOS,NOMAS,NONAS,NONIS,SOMAN,

4-letter words (40 found)

AIMS,AINS,AMIN,AMIS,ANIS,ANNO,ANNS,ANON,INNS,IONS,ISNA,MAIN,MANI,MANO,MANS,MINA,MINO,MISO,MNAS,MOAI,MOAN,MOAS,MONA,MONS,NAIN,NAMS,NANO,NANS,NAOI,NAOS,NIMS,NOMA,NOMS,NONA,NONI,OMAS,SAIM,SAIN,SIMA,SOMA,

3-letter words (41 found)

AIM,AIN,AIS,AMI,ANI,ANN,ANS,INN,INS,ION,IOS,ISM,ISO,MAN,MAS,MIS,MNA,MOA,MOI,MON,MOS,NAM,NAN,NAS,NIM,NIS,NOM,NON,NOS,OIS,OMA,OMS,ONS,SAI,SAM,SAN,SIM,SIN,SMA,SOM,SON,

2-letter words (18 found)

AI,AM,AN,AS,IN,IO,IS,MA,MI,MO,NA,NO,OI,OM,ON,OS,SI,SO,

You can make 126 words from onanism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of onanism

onanism

Etymology

Onan +‎ -ism. In the Book of Genesis, Onan, son of Judah, in fulfillment of the laws of levirate marriage was to impregnate his brother Er's widow, Tamar, in order to raise offspring from the union in his brother's name. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan "spilled his semen on the ground when he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother" (Genesis 38:9).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊnəˌnɪzəm/

Noun

onanism (usually uncountable, plural onanisms)

  1. Masturbation.
  2. Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:masturbation

Translations

See also

  • oneirism

Anagrams

  • Manions, Minoans, amnions, mansion

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French onanisme.

Noun

onanism n (uncountable)

  1. onanism, masturbation

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org