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Yes. The word risorius is a Scrabble US word. The word risorius is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word risorius is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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8-letter words (1 found)

RISORIUS,

6-letter words (1 found)

UROSIS,

5-letter words (5 found)

ORRIS,RISUS,SIRIS,SORUS,SOURS,

4-letter words (9 found)

IRIS,ISOS,OURS,SIRI,SIRS,SORI,SOUR,SOUS,SRIS,

3-letter words (14 found)

IOS,ISO,OIS,ORS,OUR,OUS,SIR,SIS,SOS,SOU,SRI,SUI,SUR,SUS,

2-letter words (10 found)

IO,IS,OI,OR,OS,OU,SI,SO,UR,US,

You can make 40 words from risorius according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of risorius

risorius

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin rīsōrius (“ridiculous, laughing”), clipping of mūsculus rīsōrius (“laughing muscle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɔː.ɹi.əs/, /ɹɪˈzɔː.ɹi.əs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɔɹ.i.əs/, /ɹɪˈzɔɹ.i.əs/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəs

Noun

risorius (plural risorii)

  1. (anatomy) A narrow band of facial muscle arising from the fascia over the masseter and inserting into the tissues at the corner of the mouth, which it draws laterally, as is used when smiling.

Translations

References

  • “risorius”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “risorius”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From rīsor (“laugher, mocker”) +‎ -ius (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /riːˈsoː.ri.us/, [riːˈs̠oːriʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /riˈso.ri.us/, [riˈs̬ɔːrius]

Adjective

rīsōrius (feminine rīsōria, neuter rīsōrium); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. ridiculous, laughing, smiling

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • → English: risorius

Source: wiktionary.org