How many words with ISMS are there?

This page lists 791 words with ISMS from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With ISMS

All 791 words in our dictionary that contain ISMS — sorted by Scrabble score.

791 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hypothyroidisms32 nonobjectivisms31 cryptorchidisms30 hypercriticisms29 subjectivisms29 xerophytisms29 apocalypticisms28 exceptionalisms28 exhibitionisms28 homeomorphisms28 objectivisms28 photochromisms28 quixotisms28 ventriloquisms28 colloquialisms27 cryptorchisms27 hemimorphisms27 heteromorphisms27 homomorphisms27 hylozoisms27 polymorphisms27 pseudomorphisms27 servomechanisms27 antiquarianisms26 blackguardisms26 encyclopedisms26 exclusivisms26 highbrowisms26 hyperurbanisms26 monochromatisms26 paedomorphisms26 parajournalisms26 psychologisms26 quackisms26 bibliophilisms25 caciquisms25 expressionisms25 photoperiodisms25 sycophantisms25 allelomorphisms24 apocalyptisms24 chemotropisms24 chromaticisms24 cockneyisms24 commercialisms24 constructivisms24 dysphemisms24 existentialisms24 expansionisms24 expatriatisms24 greenbackisms24 holometabolisms24 hydrotropisms24 indifferentisms24 jujuisms24 metamorphisms24 monomorphisms24 philhellenisms24 physicalisms24 pleomorphisms24 quislingisms24 sadomasochisms24 syndactylisms24 thigmotropisms24 transsexualisms24 workaholisms24 zombiisms24 analphabetisms23 antiblackisms23 asynchronisms23 catastrophisms23 corporativisms23 dichromatisms23 endomorphisms23 epigrammatisms23 epiphytisms23 ferrimagnetisms23 ferromagnetisms23 fundamentalisms23 heterothallisms23 homoeroticisms23 homothallisms23 hucksterisms23 hyperrealisms23 hypocorisms23 monorchidisms23 nonconformisms23 perfectionisms23 phenomenalisms23 provincialisms23 scholasticisms23 thermotropisms23 trichromatisms23 allomorphisms22 antialcoholisms22 anticommunisms22 automorphisms22 behaviorisms22 bidialectalisms22 collectivisms22 conceptualisms22 cosmopolitisms22 diffusionisms22 ecumenicalisms22 epizoisms22 necrophilisms22 officialisms22 overoptimisms22 pacificisms22 paleomagnetisms22 parochialisms22 phototropisms22 pococurantisms22 polycentrisms22 pragmaticisms22 progressivisms22 pygmyisms22 reactionaryisms22 republicanisms22 symmetallisms22 synchronisms22 triumphalisms22 abstractionisms21 academicisms21 achromatisms21 anticapitalisms21 bicameralisms21 bohemianisms21 bolshevisms21 chauvinisms21 commensalisms21 czarisms21 diastrophisms21 dimorphisms21 ethnocentrisms21 exoticisms21 expertisms21 externalisms21 extremisms21 funambulisms21 functionalisms21 hermeticisms21 hybridisms21 incrementalisms21 individualisms21 isomorphisms21 microorganisms21 multiracialisms21 obstructionisms21 paramagnetisms21 parkinsonisms21 pleochroisms21 polyglottisms21 polytheisms21 postmodernisms21 primitivisms21 revanchisms21 sacramentalisms21 skepticisms21 somnambulisms21 theatricalisms21 vagabondisms21 vernacularisms21 vocationalisms21 voluntaryisms21 aestheticisms20 antifeminisms20 antihumanisms20 antiradicalisms20 biculturalisms20 bipartisanisms20 bureaucratisms20 ceremonialisms20 charlatanisms20 chimaerisms20 cinchonisms20 communalisms20 conformisms20 conservatisms20 didacticisms20 eclecticisms20 ecumenicisms20 endoparasitisms20 exorcisms20 factionalisms20 fetichisms20 flagellantisms20 gypsyisms20 heliotropisms20 hypnotisms20 immaterialisms20 impressionisms20 journalisms20 malapropisms20 medievalisms20 monarchisms20 monometallisms20 morphinisms20 neoclassicisms20 neoplasticisms20 particularisms20 phallicisms20 philistinisms20 polyglotisms20 polymerisms20 probabilisms20 prognathisms20 protectionisms20 quietisms20 scapegoatisms20 schematisms20 syndicalisms20 televangelisms20 theocentrisms20 vegetarianisms20 aeroembolisms19 anachronisms19 antifascisms19 antiliberalisms19 antimilitarisms19 associationisms19 athleticisms19 barbarianisms19 bruxisms19 catechisms19 cavalierisms19 chimerisms19 cicisbeisms19 connubialisms19 credentialisms19 deviationisms19 diamagnetisms19 doctrinairisms19 empiricisms19 epicureanisms19 estheticisms19 euphemisms19 favoritisms19 feuilletonisms19 freneticisms19 geomagnetisms19 heathenisms19 henotheisms19 heteroecisms19 historicisms19 hoodlumisms19 immobilisms19 indeterminisms19 isochronisms19 jesuitisms19 jingoisms19 libertarianisms19 masochisms19 mechanisms19 mercantilisms19 metasomatisms19 microprisms19 millenarianisms19 monachisms19 mysticisms19 neocolonialisms19 obscurantisms19 operationalisms19 pedestrianisms19 pictorialisms19 proselytisms19 recidivisms19 restrictionisms19 revivalisms19 ruffianisms19 sacerdotalisms19 scepticisms19 sentimentalisms19 superorganisms19 symbolisms19 systematisms19 tzarisms19 ultramontanisms19 vampirisms19 vanguardisms19 adventurisms18 alcoholisms18 anecdotalisms18 antinomianisms18 autoeroticisms18 biblicisms18 bilingualisms18 bimetallisms18 bipedalisms18 biracialisms18 cannibalisms18 civicisms18 clericalisms18 communisms18 consumerisms18 corporatisms18 cynicisms18 dichroisms18 divisionisms18 dwarfisms18 egalitarianisms18 erythrisms18 euhemerisms18 evolutionisms18 factualisms18 fanaticisms18 fetishisms18 fraternalisms18 gourmandisms18 hipsterisms18 hooliganisms18 immanentisms18 imperialisms18 incendiarisms18 inflationisms18 lathyrisms18 lobbyisms18 mammonisms18 methodisms18 millennialisms18 monasticisms18 monotheisms18 neoliberalisms18 opportunisms18 pacifisms18 pharisaisms18 plebeianisms18 positivisms18 pragmatisms18 reductionisms18 rheumatisms18 romanticisms18 rowdyisms18 salvationisms18 sansculottisms18 sapphisms18 standpattisms18 structuralisms18 suprematisms18 sybaritisms18 syncretisms18 traditionalisms18 transvestisms18 ultraleftisms18 universalisms18 vigilantisms18 volunteerisms18 voyeurisms18 welfarisms18 abolitionisms17 academisms17 adoptianisms17 adoptionisms17 agnosticisms17 aldosteronisms17 anabaptisms17 anarchisms17 anisotropisms17 antinepotisms17 asceticisms17 astigmatisms17 bilateralisms17 bourbonisms17 capitalisms17 catabolisms17 chemisms17 classicisms17 concretisms17 determinisms17 dynamisms17 egocentrisms17 emotionalisms17 eudaemonisms17 eudaimonisms17 eunuchisms17 evangelisms17 exotisms17 fairyisms17 federalisms17 fogyisms17 foreignisms17 formalisms17 hermetisms17 hermitisms17 hispanisms17 illiberalisms17 immoralisms17 industrialisms17 infantilisms17 invalidisms17 mandarinisms17 metabolisms17 metamerisms17 microseisms17 minimalisms17 mullahisms17 negativisms17 operationisms17 pantheisms17 passivisms17 plumbisms17 privatisms17 reformisms17 refugeeisms17 revisionisms17 sardonicisms17 secessionisms17 sectarianisms17 sectionalisms17 sensationalisms17 shamanisms17 specialisms17 speciesisms17 spiritualisms17 superrealisms17 territorialisms17 utilitarianisms17 verbalisms17 volcanisms17 voluntarisms17 vorticisms17 vulcanisms17 warlordisms17 witticisms17 yahooisms17 absenteeisms16 activisms16 antiritualisms16 antiterrorisms16 aphorisms16 archaisms16 barbarisms16 bogyisms16 boyarisms16 cambisms16 colonialisms16 creationisms16 criticisms16 cronyisms16 dandyisms16 defeatisms16 dilettantisms16 dogmatisms16 ecumenisms16 epicenisms16 epicurisms16 esotericisms16 euphuisms16 familisms16 fauvisms16 feminisms16 feudalisms16 galvanisms16 gangsterisms16 geotropisms16 gnosticisms16 hoodooisms16 humanisms16 irrationalisms16 kaiserisms16 landlordisms16 legitimisms16 libertinisms16 lyricisms16 manorialisms16 materialisms16 maternalisms16 mesmerisms16 monoecisms16 mosaicisms16 nephrisms16 neuroticisms16 obeahisms16 occultisms16 organicisms16 parallelisms16 paralogisms16 pastoralisms16 paternalisms16 pauperisms16 personalisms16 pessimisms16 phallisms16 plagiarisms16 pleinairisms16 poeticisms16 pointillisms16 ptyalisms16 rabbinisms16 radicalisms16 rebaptisms16 relativisms16 sexisms16 syllogisms16 synergisms16 tautomerisms16 triliteralisms16 uricotelisms16 vandalisms16 vocalisms16 voodooisms16 vulgarisms16 wholisms16 absolutisms15 absurdisms15 agrarianisms15 amateurisms15 anglicisms15 antiracisms15 automatisms15 biologisms15 boosterisms15 cabalisms15 centralisms15 charisms15 despotisms15 diabolisms15 dicrotisms15 ditheisms15 echoisms15 ecotourisms15 embolisms15 epigonisms15 erraticisms15 escapisms15 essentialisms15 faddisms15 faradisms15 fascisms15 favisms15 gallicisms15 globalisms15 gradualisms15 grangerisms15 gutturalisms15 hedonisms15 heroinisms15 hirsutisms15 hoboisms15 illuminisms15 intuitionisms15 irredentisms15 isolationisms15 lesbianisms15 liberalisms15 magnetisms15 messianisms15 militarisms15 modernisms15 monetarisms15 mongolisms15 nabobisms15 narcissisms15 nominalisms15 opiumisms15 optimisms15 parasitisms15 parecisms15 patriotisms15 populisms15 presentisms15 priapisms15 priggisms15 prostatisms15 puritanisms15 racemisms15 regionalisms15 rightisms15 savagisms15 secularisms15 separatisms15 simplisms15 snobbisms15 sophisms15 sovietisms15 spoonerisms15 tachisms15 talmudisms15 toadyisms15 tokenisms15 traumatisms15 tritheisms15 ultrarealisms15 unitarianisms15 utopianisms15 veganisms15 amoralisms14 anabolisms14 animalisms14 antagonisms14 antielitisms14 antirealisms14 autoecisms14 autoerotisms14 baptisms14 bromisms14 careerisms14 chrisms14 civisms14 cosmisms14 cretinisms14 demonisms14 dimerisms14 dioecisms14 endemisms14 eremitisms14 erethisms14 eroticisms14 fatalisms14 fideisms14 finalisms14 futurisms14 genteelisms14 gigantisms14 helotisms14 illusionisms14 isomerisms14 jisms14 loyalisms14 mannerisms14 meliorisms14 mentalisms14 misoneisms14 monadisms14 mutualisms14 nationalisms14 nativisms14 nihilisms14 nomadisms14 orientalisms14 ostracisms14 paganisms14 paludisms14 pluralisms14 puerilisms14 pugilisms14 racialisms14 rationalisms14 royalisms14 schisms14 scientisms14 socialisms14 solidarisms14 solipsisms14 spiritisms14 tectonisms14 teetotalisms14 tenebrisms14 tribalisms14 virilisms14 vitalisms14 voltaisms14 acrotisms13 actinisms13 alarmisms13 albinisms13 alpinisms13 atavisms13 atheisms13 atropisms13 atticisms13 autecisms13 botulisms13 casteisms13 centrisms13 classisms13 colorisms13 cubisms13 druidisms13 heroisms13 imagisms13 initialisms13 insularisms13 iotacisms13 laconisms13 leftisms13 literalisms13 localisms13 luminisms13 melanisms13 momisms13 moralisms13 moronisms13 naturalisms13 neologisms13 neorealisms13 nepotisms13 neutralisms13 paeanisms13 prosaisms13 robotisms13 sciolisms13 seismisms13 sensualisms13 sinapisms13 solecisms13 stoicisms13 surrealisms13 totemisms13 urbanisms13 ureotelisms13 algorisms12 animisms12 atomisms12 atonalisms12 baalisms12 bossisms12 brutisms12 clonisms12 cultisms12 dadaisms12 dodoisms12 ergotisms12 giantisms12 holisms12 idealisms12 idiotisms12 laicisms12 legalisms12 locoisms12 lyrisms12 narcisms12 obelisms12 organisms12 peonisms12 pianisms12 pietisms12 plenisms12 rigorisms12 ritualisms12 saturnisms12 serialisms12 slumisms12 tarantisms12 terrorisms12 theisms12 triadisms12 tropisms12 utopisms12 verisms12 alienisms11 allelisms11 altruisms11 aneurisms11 asterisms11 dualisms11 egotisms11 idolisms11 monisms11 mutisms11 naturisms11 nomisms11 obiisms11 ogreisms11 porisms11 purisms11 racisms11 ruralisms11 satanisms11 solarisms11 teratisms11 titanisms11 totalisms11 troilisms11 ultraisms11 unionisms11 ageisms10 egoisms10 elitisms10 erotisms10 etatisms10 iodisms10 nudisms10 ogrisms10 onanisms10 oralisms10 prisms10 realisms10 sadisms10 statisms10 tourisms10 tsarisms10 uranisms10 agisms9 autisms9 deisms9 eonisms9 nanisms9 truisms9 seisms8 isms6

Why ISMS words matter

Words containing ISMS are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

A quick statistical tour

Inside this list: 791 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 9 letters (133 words), 1 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 28 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is HYPOTHYROIDISMS, worth 32.

Chasing points? The best five entries here are HYPOTHYROIDISMS (32), NONOBJECTIVISMS (31), CRYPTORCHIDISMS (30), HYPERCRITICISMS (29), SUBJECTIVISMS (29). ABSTRACTIONISMS (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 17 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are S, M and I, which appear in 791, 791 and 791 of the words respectively.

Three words worth learning first

When the rack looks hopeless, SEISMS (6 letters, 8 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
ISMS earns 6 points from just 4 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing AGISMS across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.

Round out your set with DEISMS (9), PRISMS (10), JISMS (14), SENSATIONALISMS (17), TERRITORIALISMS (17) — all built from common tiles.

One chunk, many words: ISMS

Letter chunks like ISMS are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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