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

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

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8-letter words (2 found)

NEOPLASM,PLEONASM,

7-letter words (5 found)

ESPANOL,MELANOS,MOPANES,NOPALES,PLASMON,

6-letter words (24 found)

AMOLES,ANOLES,ASLOPE,LANOSE,LEMANS,LEMONS,MANOES,MAPLES,MELANO,MELONS,MENSAL,MONALS,MOPANE,NOPALS,PAEONS,PANELS,PEASON,PELMAS,PELONS,PLANES,PLEONS,SALMON,SAMPLE,SOLEMN,

5-letter words (104 found)

AEONS,ALMES,ALOES,ALONE,AMENS,AMOLE,AMPLE,ANOLE,ASPEN,ELANS,ELOPS,ENOLS,LAMES,LAMPS,LANES,LAPSE,LEAMS,LEANS,LEAPS,LEMAN,LEMON,LENOS,LOAMS,LOANS,LOMAS,LOMES,LOPES,LOSEN,MALES,MANES,MANOS,MANSE,MAPLE,MASON,MEALS,MEANS,MELAS,MELON,MENSA,MESAL,MESON,MOANS,MOLAS,MOLES,MONAL,MONAS,MOPES,NAMES,NAPES,NEALS,NEAPS,NEMAS,NOELS,NOLES,NOMAS,NOMES,NOPAL,OLPAE,OLPES,OMENS,OPALS,OPENS,PAEON,PALES,PALMS,PANEL,PANES,PASEO,PEALS,PEANS,PELAS,PELMA,PELON,PENAL,PEONS,PLANE,PLANS,PLASM,PLEAS,PLENA,PLEON,POEMS,POLES,POMES,PONES,PSALM,PSOAE,SALEP,SALON,SALOP,SAMEL,SAMEN,SEPAL,SLANE,SLOAN,SLOPE,SNEAP,SNOEP,SOLAN,SOMAN,SPALE,SPANE,SPEAL,SPEAN,

4-letter words (149 found)

AEON,ALES,ALME,ALMS,ALOE,ALPS,ALSO,AMEN,AMES,AMPS,ANES,APES,APOS,APSE,APSO,EANS,ELAN,ELMS,EMOS,ENOL,EOAN,EONS,EPOS,LAME,LAMP,LAMS,LANE,LAPS,LASE,LEAM,LEAN,LEAP,LEAS,LENO,LENS,LEPS,LOAM,LOAN,LOMA,LOME,LONE,LOPE,LOPS,LOSE,MAES,MALE,MALS,MANE,MANO,MANS,MAPS,MASE,MEAL,MEAN,MELA,MELS,MENO,MESA,MNAS,MOAN,MOAS,MOES,MOLA,MOLE,MOLS,MONA,MONS,MOPE,MOPS,MOSE,NAES,NAME,NAMS,NAOS,NAPE,NAPS,NEAL,NEAP,NEMA,NEPS,NOEL,NOES,NOLE,NOMA,NOME,NOMS,NOPE,NOSE,OLEA,OLES,OLMS,OLPE,OMAS,OMEN,ONES,OPAL,OPAS,OPEN,OPES,PALE,PALM,PALS,PAMS,PANE,PANS,PASE,PEAL,PEAN,PEAS,PELA,PELS,PENS,PEON,PESO,PLAN,PLEA,POAS,POEM,POLE,POLS,POME,POMS,PONE,PONS,POSE,SALE,SALP,SAME,SAMP,SANE,SEAL,SEAM,SEAN,SENA,SLAE,SLAM,SLAP,SLOE,SLOP,SNAP,SOAP,SOLA,SOLE,SOMA,SOME,SONE,SPAE,SPAM,SPAN,

3-letter words (85 found)

ALE,ALP,ALS,AME,AMP,ANE,ANS,APE,APO,ASP,EAN,EAS,ELM,ELS,EMO,EMS,ENS,EON,LAM,LAP,LAS,LEA,LEP,LES,LOP,LOS,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAP,MAS,MEL,MEN,MES,MNA,MOA,MOE,MOL,MON,MOP,MOS,NAE,NAM,NAP,NAS,NEP,NOM,NOS,OES,OLE,OLM,OMA,OMS,ONE,ONS,OPA,OPE,OPS,OSE,PAL,PAM,PAN,PAS,PEA,PEL,PEN,PES,POA,POL,POM,POS,SAE,SAL,SAM,SAN,SAP,SEA,SEL,SEN,SMA,SOL,SOM,SON,SOP,SPA,

2-letter words (27 found)

AE,AL,AM,AN,AS,EA,EL,EM,EN,ES,LA,LO,MA,ME,MO,NA,NE,NO,OE,OM,ON,OP,OS,PA,PE,PO,SO,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 397 words from pleonasm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pleonasm

pleonasm

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós), from πλεονάζω (pleonázō, “to be superfluous”), from πλείων (pleíōn, “more”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpliː.əˌnæz.əm/

Noun

pleonasm (countable and uncountable, plural pleonasms)

  1. (uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording.
  2. (countable) A phrase involving pleonasm; a phrase containing one or more words which are redundant because their meaning is expressed elsewhere in the phrase.

Coordinate terms

  • ellipsis

Derived terms

  • pleonasmic

Related terms

  • circumlocution
  • pleonastic

Translations

See also

  • auxesis
  • battology
  • perissology
  • tautology
  • English pleonastic compounds
  • Pleonastic compounds by language

References

Further reading

  • “pleonasm”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • pleonasm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • neoplasm, planemos

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pléonasme.

Noun

pleonasm n (plural pleonasme)

  1. pleonasm

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org