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Words containing ISM

Words that have the letters ISM in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 1,793 playable words containing ISM in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is NONOBJECTIVISMS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing ISM

COMMUNISM18
MECHANISMS18
MECHANISM17
CAPITALISM16
CRITICISMS16
VANDALISM16
CRITICISM15
DISMISSING14
DISMISSED13
SOCIALISM13
DISMISSES12
ATHEISM11
DISMISS10
RACISM10
DISMAL9
COLLOQUIALISMS27
COLLOQUIALISM26
COMMERCIALISM23

Highest-scoring words containing ISM

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

NONOBJECTIVISMS33
SUBJECTIVISMS32
NONOBJECTIVISM32
SUBJECTIVISM31
PHOTOJOURNALISM30
OBJECTIVISMS30
OBJECTIVISM29
VENTRILOQUISMS29
VENTRILOQUISM28
JUJUISMS28
SCHISMATIZING28
CRYPTORCHIDISMS28

3-letter words containing ISM (1)

ISM5

4-letter words containing ISM (1)

ISMS6

5-letter words containing ISM (6)

AGISM8
DEISM8
DISME8
GISMO8
PRISM9
SEISM7

6-letter words containing ISM (37)

AGEISM9
AGISMS9
AUTISM9
CHRISM12
CIVISM14
CUBISM13
DEISMS9
DISMAL9
DISMAY11
DISMES9
EGOISM9
EONISM8
FAVISM15
GISMOS9
HOLISM10
IODISM9
KISMAT11
KISMET11
LYRISM10
MISMET10
MOMISM12
MONISM10
MUTISM11
NANISM8
NOMISM10
OBIISM10
OGRISM9
PORISM10
PRISMS10
PURISM11
RACISM10
SCHISM12
SEISMS8
SEXISM14
THEISM10
TRUISM9
VERISM12

7-letter words containing ISM (107)

ANIMISM11
ATAVISM13
ATHEISM11
BAPTISM13
BISMUTH14
BOGYISM14
BROMISM13
BRUTISM12
BRUXISM18
CAMBISM15
CHARISM13
CHEMISM15
CHRISMA13
CHRISMS13
CIVISMS15
COSMISM13
CUBISMS14
CULTISM12
CZARISM19
DISMAYS12
DISMISS10
DUALISM11
ECHOISM13
EGOTISM10
ELITISM9
EXOTISM15
FADDISM14
FASCISM14
FAUVISM17
FAVISMS16
FIDEISM13
FOGYISM15
HEROISM11
HOBOISM13
IMAGISM12
JUJUISM27
KISMATS12
KISMETS12
LEFTISM12
MISMADE12
MISMAKE14
MISMARK14
MISMOVE15
MOMISMS13
MUTISMS12
PURISMS12
REALISM9
SCHISMS13
SEISMIC11
SEXISMS15
SLUMISM12
SOPHISM13
TACHISM13
TOURISM10
TROPISM11
TRUISMS10
TZARISM17
VERISMO13
VERISMS13
WHOLISM14

The 60 most common shown, 47 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ISM (220)

ACTIVISM16
ALTRUISM11
APHORISM14
ARCHAISM14
BAPTISMS14
BOTULISM13
BRUXISMS19
CAMBISMS16
CHARISMA14
CHEMISMS16
CIVICISM18
CYNICISM16
CZARISMS20
DISMALLY13
DISMAYED14
DISMOUNT12
DWARFISM17
DYNAMISM15
EMBOLISM14
EPIZOISM20
ESCAPISM14
EUPHUISM16
EXORCISM18
EXOTISMS16
FATALISM13
FAUVISMS18
FEMINISM15
FOGYISMS16
GYPSYISM17
HEDONISM13
HUMANISM15
IDEALISM11
JINGOISM19
JUJUISMS28
LEGALISM11
LOBBYISM16
MACHISMO16
MISMATCH16
MISMOVED17
NEPOTISM12
NIHILISM12
OPTIMISM14
ORGANISM11
PACIFISM17
PAGANISM13
PLUMBISM17
POPULISM15
PUGILISM14
PYGMYISM19
QUACKISM24
QUIETISM19
ROWDYISM16
SATANISM10
SOLECISM12
STOICISM12
TALISMAN10
TOKENISM13
TROPISMS12
TZARISMS18
ZOMBIISM22

The 60 most common shown, 160 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ISM (275)

ANARCHISM15
APHORISMS15
ARCHAISMS15
BAPTISMAL15
BARBARISM15
CACIQUISM24
CATECHISM17
COMMUNISM18
CRITICISM15
DEFEATISM15
DESPOTISM14
DISMANTLE12
DISMAYING15
DISMISSAL12
DISMISSED13
DISMISSES12
DISMOUNTS13
DOGMATISM15
EMBOLISMS15
EPIZOISMS21
EUPHEMISM18
EXORCISMS19
EXTREMISM19
FETISHISM16
FEUDALISM16
FORMALISM16
HYLOZOISM23
HYPNOTISM17
LEGALISMS12
MAGNETISM14
MANNERISM13
MECHANISM17
MESMERISM15
MISMANAGE14
MODERNISM14
MONGOLISM14
MYSTICISM17
NEOLOGISM12
ORGANISMS12
OSTRACISM13
PANTHEISM15
PAUPERISM16
PESSIMISM15
PLURALISM14
PRISMATIC15
QUACKISMS25
QUIXOTISM26
RITUALISM12
SOCIALISM13
SOLECISMS13
SYLLOGISM14
SYMBOLISM17
SYNERGISM14
TALISMANS11
TRIBALISM13
VANDALISM16
VOODOOISM16
VULGARISM17
WITTICISM16
ZOMBIISMS23

The 60 most common shown, 215 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ISM (268)

ABSOLUTISM15
ALCOHOLISM16
AMATEURISM15
ANTAGONISM13
ASCETICISM16
BARBARISMS16
CAPITALISM16
CATECHISMS18
CHAUVINISM21
CLASSICISM16
CRITICISMS16
DISMANTLED14
DISMANTLES13
DISMISSALS13
DISMISSING14
DISMISSIVE17
DISMOUNTED15
ECOTOURISM15
EMPIRICISM18
EUPHEMISMS19
EVANGELISM17
FANATICISM17
FAVORITISM19
FEDERALISM16
JOURNALISM21
LESBIANISM14
LIBERALISM14
MANNERISMS14
MECHANISMS18
METABOLISM16
MILITARISM14
MINIMALISM16
MISMANAGED16
MISMANAGES15
MISMATCHED19
MISMATCHES18
MONARCHISM18
MONETARISM14
MONOTHEISM16
NARCISSISM14
NUMISMATIC17
PATRIOTISM14
PLAGIARISM15
POLYTHEISM18
POSITIVISM18
PRAGMATISM17
PURITANISM15
RADICALISM15
RECIDIVISM19
RHEUMATISM17
SCEPTICISM18
SCHISMATIC18
SECULARISM15
SEISMOLOGY15
SEPARATISM14
SKEPTICISM19
SPOONERISM14
SYLLOGISMS15
VULGARISMS18
WITTICISMS17

The 60 most common shown, 208 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ISM (244)

ABSENTEEISM15
AGNOSTICISM16
ANACHRONISM17
ANTAGONISMS14
ASTIGMATISM16
BEHAVIORISM21
BOLSHEVISMS21
CANNIBALISM17
CHARISMATIC19
CHAUVINISMS22
COCKNEYISMS22
COLONIALISM15
CONSUMERISM18
CREATIONISM15
DETERMINISM16
DISMANTLING15
DISMOUNTING16
DYSPHEMISMS22
ECLECTICISM19
EPIPHYTISMS21
EXCLUSIVISM26
FUNAMBULISM22
HIGHBROWISM23
HOOLIGANISM16
HUCKSTERISM21
HYPOCORISMS21
IMPERIALISM17
JOURNALISMS22
MALAPROPISM19
MATERIALISM15
METABOLISMS17
MISMANAGING17
MISMATCHING20
MONASTICISM17
NATIONALISM13
NUMISMATICS18
NUMISMATIST16
OBJECTIVISM29
OFFICIALISM21
OPPORTUNISM18
PACIFICISMS22
PARALLELISM15
PATERNALISM15
PHYSICALISM21
PLAGIARISMS16
POINTILLISM15
PRIMITIVISM21
QUISLINGISM23
RATIONALISM13
REGIONALISM14
REVANCHISMS21
REVIVALISMS21
ROMANTICISM17
SCHISMATICS19
SCHISMATIZE25
SEISMICALLY17
SEISMOGRAPH18
SPOONERISMS15
VIGILANTISM18
XEROPHYTISM25

The 60 most common shown, 184 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ISM (221)

ACADEMICISMS21
ANACHRONISMS18
ANTIBLACKISM21
APOCALYPTISM22
ASTIGMATISMS17
AUTOMORPHISM21
BEHAVIORISMS22
CHARISMATICS20
CHEMOTROPISM22
CHROMATICISM22
COLLECTIVISM22
COMMUNALISMS21
CONSERVATISM20
CRYPTORCHISM24
DICHROMATISM21
DIFFUSIONISM22
DILETTANTISM15
DISMISSIVELY21
EMOTIONALISM16
EXCLUSIVISMS27
EXPANSIONISM22
EXPATRIATISM22
FACTIONALISM19
FUNAMBULISMS23
GREENBACKISM22
HEMIMORPHISM24
HIGHBROWISMS24
HOMOMORPHISM24
HUCKSTERISMS22
ISOLATIONISM14
MALAPROPISMS20
METAMORPHISM22
MONOMORPHISM22
NUMISMATISTS17
OBJECTIVISMS30
OFFICIALISMS22
OVEROPTIMISM22
PARALLELISMS16
PAROCHIALISM20
PHYSICALISMS22
PLEOMORPHISM22
POLYMORPHISM24
PRIMITIVISMS22
PSYCHOLOGISM23
QUISLINGISMS24
REGIONALISMS15
SCHISMATIZED27
SCHISMATIZES26
SECTARIANISM16
SECTIONALISM16
SEISMOGRAPHS19
SEISMOLOGIST15
SOMNAMBULISM21
SPIRITUALISM17
SUBJECTIVISM31
SYCOPHANTISM22
TRANSVESTISM18
VAGABONDISMS22
WORKAHOLISMS22
XEROPHYTISMS26

The 60 most common shown, 161 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,793 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (1.1%) are containing ISM. Most of them, 275, have 9 letters. 2 start with ISM, 823 end with it and 969 have it only in the middle.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ISM?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,793 words containing ISM, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ISM?

NONOBJECTIVISMS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SUBJECTIVISMS (32), NONOBJECTIVISM (32) and SUBJECTIVISM (31).

What are the most common words containing ISM?

COMMUNISM, MECHANISMS, MECHANISM, CAPITALISM, CRITICISMS and VANDALISM. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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