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Is purism a Scrabble word?

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

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Is purism a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Is purism a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word purism is a Words With Friends word. The word purism is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (2 found)

PRIMUS,PURISM,

5-letter words (8 found)

MUIRS,PIUMS,PRIMS,PRISM,PURIS,RIMUS,RUMPS,SIRUP,

4-letter words (25 found)

IMPS,MIPS,MIRS,MUIR,PIRS,PIUM,PRIM,PUIR,PURI,PURS,RIMS,RIMU,RIPS,RISP,RUMP,RUMS,SIMP,SMIR,SMUR,SPIM,SPUR,SUMI,SUMP,UMPS,URPS,

3-letter words (26 found)

IMP,ISM,MIR,MIS,MUS,PIR,PIS,PIU,PSI,PUR,PUS,RIM,RIP,RUM,SIM,SIP,SIR,SRI,SUI,SUM,SUP,SUR,UMP,UMS,UPS,URP,

2-letter words (9 found)

IS,MI,MU,PI,SI,UM,UP,UR,US,

You can make 70 words from purism according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of purism

purism

Etymology

From French purisme, equivalent to pure +‎ -ism.

Noun

purism (countable and uncountable, plural purisms)

  1. An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
    1. (linguistics) The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign.
  2. (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
  3. (countable) An example of purist language etc.

Derived terms

  • neo-purism
  • ultrapurism

Related terms

  • purist
  • puristic

Translations

Further reading

  • “purism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “purism”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Primus, primus

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French purisme. By surface analysis, pur +‎ -ism.

Noun

purism n (uncountable)

  1. purism

Declension


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