PATERNALISMS — 12 letter word
paternalisms
The word paternalisms has 12 letters: P, A, T, E, R, N, A, L, I, S, M, S. It contains 4 vowels and 8 consonants. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "a system or tendency in which well-meaning supervision and/or regulation, etc. is apt to become unwelcome interference".
12 letter word "paternalisms": P A T E R N A L I S M S — noun
Scrabble score: 16 Words With Friends score: 20
Letter analysis of paternalisms
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| A | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
4 vowels, 8 consonants, 10 unique letters
Definition of paternalisms
noun
- a system or tendency in which well-meaning supervision and/or regulation, etc. is apt to become unwelcome interference
Words you can make from paternalisms(top 10)
- parliaments
- partialness
- paternalism
- paltriness
- parliament
- prelatisms
- psalterian
- paeanisms
- paintress
- palatines
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