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Is spasm a Scrabble word?

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

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Is spasm a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1P3A1S1M3

Is spasm a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word spasm is a Words With Friends word. The word spasm is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

SAMPS,SPAMS,SPASM,

4-letter words (11 found)

AMPS,ASPS,MAPS,MASS,PAMS,PASS,SAMP,SAMS,SAPS,SPAM,SPAS,

3-letter words (11 found)

AMP,ASP,ASS,MAP,MAS,PAM,PAS,SAM,SAP,SMA,SPA,

2-letter words (4 found)

AM,AS,MA,PA,

You can make 29 words from spasm according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of spasm

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word spasm. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in spasm.

Definitions and meaning of spasm

spasm

Etymology

From Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, spasm, convulsion), from σπάω (spáō, to draw out, pull out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspæz.əm/
  • Rhymes: -æzəm

Noun

spasm (plural spasms)

  1. A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
  2. A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
  3. A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • spasmodic
  • spastic

Translations

Verb

spasm (third-person singular simple present spasms, present participle spasming, simple past and past participle spasmed)

  1. To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.

Translations

Anagrams

  • samps, spams

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French spasme.

Noun

spasm n (plural spasme)

  1. spasm

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspasm/, [ˈspasːm]

Noun

spasm c

  1. spasm

Declension

References

  • spasm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Source: wiktionary.org