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Is talisman a Scrabble word?

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

T1A1L1I1S1M3A1N1

Is talisman a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1A1L1I1S1M3A1N1

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

T1A1L2I1S1M4A1N2

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8-letter words (2 found)

STAMINAL,TALISMAN,

7-letter words (8 found)

ALMAINS,ANIMALS,LAMINAS,LATINAS,MANATIS,MANILAS,MATINAL,STAMINA,

6-letter words (36 found)

ALANTS,ALISMA,ALMAIN,ANIMAL,ANIMAS,ANTLIA,ASLANT,ATMANS,INSTAL,ISTANA,LAMIAS,LAMINA,LANAIS,LATINA,LIANAS,LIMANS,MALIST,MANATI,MANATS,MANIAS,MANILA,MANTAS,MANTIS,MASLIN,MATAIS,MATINS,MISTAL,NASIAL,SALAMI,SALINA,SANTAL,SANTIM,SMALTI,TALMAS,TAMALS,TAMINS,

5-letter words (73 found)

ALANS,ALANT,ALIAS,ALIST,ALMAS,AMAIN,AMIAS,AMINS,AMLAS,AMNIA,ANILS,ANIMA,ANLAS,ANTAS,ANTIS,ATLAS,ATMAN,ATMAS,LAMAS,LAMIA,LANAI,LANAS,LANTS,LIANA,LIMAN,LIMAS,LIMNS,LINTS,LITAS,MAILS,MAINS,MAIST,MALAS,MALIS,MALTS,MANAS,MANAT,MANIA,MANIS,MANTA,MATAI,MATIN,MILTS,MINAS,MINTS,NAAMS,NAILS,NALAS,NASAL,NATAL,NATIS,SAINT,SALAT,SALMI,SAMAN,SATAI,SATIN,SLAIN,SLANT,SMALT,SNAIL,STAIN,TAALS,TAILS,TAINS,TALAS,TALMA,TAMAL,TAMIN,TAMIS,TANAS,TIANS,TINAS,

4-letter words (100 found)

AALS,AIAS,AILS,AIMS,AINS,AITS,ALAN,ALAS,ALIT,ALMA,ALMS,ALTS,AMAS,AMIA,AMIN,AMIS,AMLA,ANAL,ANAS,ANIL,ANIS,ANSA,ANTA,ANTI,ANTS,ATMA,ISNA,ITAS,LAIN,LAMA,LAMS,LANA,LANT,LAST,LATI,LATS,LIAS,LIMA,LIMN,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITS,MAAS,MAIL,MAIN,MALA,MALI,MALS,MALT,MANA,MANI,MANS,MASA,MAST,MATS,MILS,MILT,MINA,MINT,MIST,MNAS,NAAM,NAIL,NALA,NAMS,NATS,NILS,NIMS,NITS,SAIL,SAIM,SAIN,SALT,SAMA,SANT,SATI,SIAL,SILT,SIMA,SLAM,SLAT,SLIM,SLIT,SMIT,SNIT,STIM,TAAL,TAIL,TAIN,TAIS,TALA,TALI,TAMS,TANA,TANS,TIAN,TILS,TINA,TINS,

3-letter words (59 found)

AAL,AAS,AIA,AIL,AIM,AIN,AIS,AIT,ALA,ALS,ALT,AMA,AMI,ANA,ANI,ANS,ANT,ATS,INS,ISM,ITA,ITS,LAM,LAS,LAT,LIN,LIS,LIT,MAA,MAL,MAN,MAS,MAT,MIL,MIS,MNA,NAM,NAS,NAT,NIL,NIM,NIS,NIT,SAI,SAL,SAM,SAN,SAT,SIM,SIN,SIT,SMA,TAI,TAM,TAN,TAS,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (19 found)

AA,AI,AL,AM,AN,AS,AT,IN,IS,IT,LA,LI,MA,MI,NA,SI,ST,TA,TI,

You can make 297 words from talisman according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of talisman

talisman

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæl.ɪsˌmæn/, /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/

Etymology 1

From French talisman, partly from Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”); and partly directly from Byzantine Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “talisman, religious rite, completion”), from τελέω (teléō, “to perform religious rites, to complete”), from τέλος (télos, “end, fulfillment, accomplishment, consummation, completion”). Doublet of telesm.

Noun

talisman (plural talismans)

  1. A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s).
Derived terms
  • talismen (non-standard plural)
Translations
See also
  • amulet
  • apotropaic
  • medallion
  • rosary

Verb

talisman (third-person singular simple present talismans, present participle talismaning or talismanning, simple past and past participle talismaned or talismanned)

  1. (transitive) To adorn with a talisman.

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Etymology 2

Perhaps a corruption of some Arabic word.

Noun

talisman (plural talismans)

  1. (India, obsolete) A mullah (Islamic religious scholar).
References
  • Henry Yule, A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903) “talisman”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […].

Anagrams

  • natalism, staminal

Danish

Etymology

From Arabic طِلَسْم (ṭilasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma).

Noun

talisman c (singular definite talismanen, plural indefinite talismaner)

  1. talisman

Inflection

See also

  • amulet
  • fetich

References

  • “talisman” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French talisman, from Arabic طِلَسْم (ṭilasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma).

  • 1644, Johan de Brune, de Jonge, Wetsteen der vernuften, publ. by Iacob Lescaille, page 46.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaː.lɪsˌmɑn/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧lis‧man

Noun

talisman m (plural talismans or talismannen, diminutive talismannetje n)

  1. talisman, amulet [from 17th c.]

French

Etymology

From Arabic طِلَّسْم (ṭillasm), from Ancient Greek τέλεσμα (télesma, “payment”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.lis.mɑ̃/

Noun

talisman m (plural talismans)

  1. talisman
    Synonym: amulette

Hyponyms

  • grigri

Descendants

  • → Catalan: talismà
  • → English: talisman
  • → Finnish: talismaani
  • → Galician: talismán
  • → Portuguese: talismã
  • → Romanian: talisman
  • → Spanish: talismán

Further reading

  • “talisman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French talisman.

Noun

talisman n (plural talismane)

  1. talisman

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French talisman or Spanish talismán.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /talǐsmaːn/
  • Hyphenation: ta‧lis‧man

Noun

talìsmān m (Cyrillic spelling талѝсма̄н)

  1. talisman

Declension

References

  • “talisman” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

talisman c

  1. a talisman

Declension

See also

  • amulett

References

  • talisman in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • talisman in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • talisman in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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